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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-30735

A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.37%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.37% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
apple/mac os x · apple/macos
Source
product-security@apple.com

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