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CVE-2021-30927

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ipadosNVD
Affected:< 15.2Fixed in:15.2CVE-2021-30927derived from NVD
iphone osNVD
Affected:< 15.2Fixed in:15.2CVE-2021-30927derived from NVD
macosNVD
Affected:>= 12.0, < 12.1Fixed in:12.1CVE-2021-30927derived from NVD
tvosNVD
Affected:< 15.2Fixed in:15.2CVE-2021-30927derived from NVD
watchosNVD
Affected:< 8.3Fixed in:8.3CVE-2021-30927derived 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

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days
27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

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