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CVE-2021-1782

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..

Published

2021-04-02T18:15:21.373

Last Modified

2025-10-23T18:01:51.843

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-667
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-667
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple ipados < 14.4 Yes
Operating System apple iphone_os < 14.4 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x < 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x < 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.14.6 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple macos < 11.2 Yes
Operating System apple tvos < 14.4 Yes
Operating System apple watchos < 7.3 Yes
References