Apple macOS: A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00767 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 11.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 11.4
70 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 7 MEDIUM, 62 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-11096 Missing authorization in Apple macOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2021-11104 Apple macOS: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive…Priority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2021-11062 Apple macOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or…Priority MEDIUM 48
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-30751
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4jg-5f6h-v8q3
References
Advisory 1
More Apple Macos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2021-30751 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-30751 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m4jg-5f6h-v8q3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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