Is CVE-2021-30901 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-30901 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-30901?

CVE-2021-30901 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-30901?

CVE-2021-30901 has an EPSS score of 1.14% (63th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30901?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.15.7 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-30901

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Multiple out-of-bounds write issues were addressed with improved bounds checking. 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 execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.15.7Fixed in:10.15.7CVE-2021-30901derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 11.0, < 11.6.1Fixed in:11.6.1CVE-2021-30901derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.