Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2021-3187
An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Mac before 5.7. An authenticated, unprivileged user can elevate privileges by running a malicious script (that executes as root from a temporary directory) during install time. (This applies to macOS before 10.15.5, or Security Update 2020-003 on Mojave and High Sierra, Later versions of macOS are not vulnerable.)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.13.6, 10.14.6
- Beyondtrust Privilege Management For Mac
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm (Release Notes)
- www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-3187?
- CVE-2021-3187 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-3187?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.