CVE-2021-30987 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1. A device may be passively tracked via BSSIDs.

Published: 2021-08-24

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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	< 12.1

Configuration 1 [-]

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-2021-17904	An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1. A device may be passively tracked via BSSIDs.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00255.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2021-08-24T18:51:26.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:48:14.280Z

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

Link: CVE-2021-30987

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-24T19:15:23.717

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:51:16.110

Link: CVE-2021-30987

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization

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