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CVE-2021-30832 (GCVE-0-2021-30832)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-19 13:11 – Updated: 2024-08-03 22:48
VLAI
Summary
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.6 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 2021 (custom)
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