CVE-2021-1782: Apple Multiple Products Race Condition Vulnerability
High · CVSS 7.0 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 2.2%, 83th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: apple
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Apple Multiple Products Race Condition Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. 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 malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Apple: iOS and iPadOSApple: macOS
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146 (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147 (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212148 (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212149 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)