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TI-2021-11351 Aliases CVE-2021-30986

Apple macOS: A device may be passively tracked by its Bluetooth MAC address

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
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 device configuration issue was addressed with an updated configuration. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1. A device may be passively tracked by its Bluetooth MAC address.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00275 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 12.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOSbefore 12.112.1Patch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.1 Fixed in 12.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0 to before 12.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 to before 12.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 12.1

    40 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 34 LOW

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-30986

References

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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