Apple macOS: A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.1
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 11.6
72 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 4 CRITICAL, 5 MEDIUM, 63 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-11230 Use after free in Apple macOSPriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2021-11253 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2021-11232 Integer overflow in Apple macOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- Release ·
Apple macOS 12.1
40 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 34 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-11304 Out-of-bounds write in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 51
- TI-2021-11372 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Multiple issues in HDF5Priority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2021-11341 Incorrect authorization in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-30970
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
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