CVE-2021-30892 (GCVE-0-2021-30892)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-08-24 18:49
Modified
2024-08-03 22:48
Severity ?
CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Summary
An inherited permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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Impacted products
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Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.0
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 2021
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 11.6
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