Is CVE-2021-1797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-1797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-1797?

CVE-2021-1797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-1797?

CVE-2021-1797 has an EPSS score of 0.29% (21th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1797?

Upgrade ipad os to 14.4 or later. Fixes are available for 6 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-1797

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A local user may be able to read arbitrary files.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipad osNVD

Affected:< 14.4Fixed in:14.4CVE-2021-1797derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 14.4Fixed in:14.4CVE-2021-1797derived from NVD

mac os xNVD

Affected:>= 10.15, < 10.15.7Fixed in:10.15.7CVE-2021-1797derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 11.0.1, < 11.2Fixed in:11.2CVE-2021-1797derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 14.4Fixed in:14.4CVE-2021-1797derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 7.3Fixed in:7.3CVE-2021-1797derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

21stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 21% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory6

Third-Party Advisory1

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