CVE-2021-30783 Security feature bypass in Security Update - Catalina

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A sandboxed process can circumvent sandbox restrictions, allowing potential privilege escalation or unauthorized access on macOS systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-30783?

CVE-2021-30783 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

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30783?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30783?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-30783 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30783 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p7m9-q5j5-3jgv.

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