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CVE-2021-30657

Apple macOS Unspecified Vulnerability

KEVMEDIUM 5.5EPSS 68.5%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 17 November 2021). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
68.53% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 3 November 2021 · due 17 November 2021
Weakness
CWE-862
Affected
apple/mac os x · apple/macos
Source
product-security@apple.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30657

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.