Vulnerability in Apple Macos
CVE-2021-40837
A vulnerability affecting F-Secure antivirus engine before Capricorn update 2022-02-01_01 was discovered whereby decompression of ACE file causes the scanner service to stop. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely by an attacker. A su…
EPSS: 0.007 (47.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- F-secure Atlant
- F-secure Elements_endpoint_detection_and_response
- F-secure Elements_endpoint_protection
- F-secure Endpoint Protection Products On Windows And Mac. Linux Security (32-bit), 64, Atlant, Internet Gatekeeper & Cloud — versions All Version
- F-secure Internet_gatekeeper
- F-secure Linux_security
- F-secure Security_cloud
- Microsoft Windows
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve-notifications-us@f-secure.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve-notifications-us@f-secure.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40837?
- CVE-2021-40837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2022-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40837?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-40837 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.