THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-30892
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2021-30892

Mac Os X vulnerability

CVSS
5.5
EPSS
10.4%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Mac Os X
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2021-08-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 10.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-30892

  • Confirm whether Apple Mac Os X is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-30892.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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