FKIE_CVE-2021-30972

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-08-24 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:51
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
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.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213056
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212978
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213056
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212978
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x *
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple macos *
apple macos 12.0.0
apple macos 12.0.1
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:51:14.567",
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