CVE-2021-30935 Privilege escalation in macOS

What is CVE-2021-30935?

CVE-2021-30935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 24 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30935?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30935?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30935 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-30935 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30935 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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