CVE-2021-30892

medium

Description

An inherited permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

References

References
More

https://thehackernews.com/2025/01/microsoft-uncovers-macos-vulnerability.html

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-macos-bug-lets-hackers-install-malicious-kernel-drivers/

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/2021-threat-landscape-retrospective

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-24

Updated: 2023-11-07

Named Vulnerability: Shrootless

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0192