CVE-2021-1849 (GCVE-0-2021-1849)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-09-08 14:44
Modified
2024-08-03 16:25
Severity ?
CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Summary
An issue in code signature validation was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS and iPadOS Version: unspecified   < 14.5
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   Apple tvOS Version: unspecified   < 14.5
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   Apple watchOS Version: unspecified   < 7.4
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 11.3
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