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CVE-2021-30713: Apple macOS Unspecified Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
• EPSS: 7.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Affected products

• macOS: from 10.15 through 10.15.7; 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2020, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-005, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-007, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001 (+3)
• Apple macOS: before 11.4 — fixed in 11.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 11.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/40
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212805
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/40
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212805
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30713

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