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CVE-2021-30906

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, macOS Monterey 12.0.1, tvOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.1 — fixed in 15.1
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.1 — fixed in 15.1
• macOS: from 10.15 before 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 (+4) — fixed in 10.15.7
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.1; 12.0 — fixed in 11.6.1
• Apple tvOS: before 15.1 — fixed in 15.1
• Apple watchOS: before 8.1 — fixed in 8.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.1; Apple Iphone Os 15.1; macOS 10.15.7; Apple macOS 11.6.1; Apple tvOS 15.1; Apple watchOS 8.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212874
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212876
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212871
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212867
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212874
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212876
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212871

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