VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-30855
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. An application may be able to access restricted files.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.40% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/macos · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212815
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212815
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.