CVE-2021-30861 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Published: 2021-08-24

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.0

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-17778	A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01224.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212816

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Macos Safari

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2021-08-24T18:49:26.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:48:13.219Z

Reserved: 2021-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-30861

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-24T19:15:14.463

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:51:02.190

Link: CVE-2021-30861

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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