CVE-2021-1824 Information disclosure in macOS
A malicious application with root privileges can access private information on macOS due to insufficient entitlements.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-1824?
CVE-2021-1824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 8 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina. A malicious application with root privileges may be able to access private information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1824?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1824?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1824 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1824 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1824 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8hm9-jrgc-pmmv.