CVE-2021-30873
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-24 18:49
Modified
2024-08-03 22:48
Severity ?
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212871
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212871
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.0
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