CVE-2021-30972 Security feature bypass in macOS

What is CVE-2021-30972?

CVE-2021-30972 is a medium-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

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-001 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3. A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30972?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30972?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-30972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-30972 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30972 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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