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CVE-2021-30938

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 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 macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Affected products

• macOS: from 10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7, 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, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002 (+5) — fixed in 10.15.7
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.2; from 12.0.0 through 12.1 — fixed in 11.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15.7; Apple macOS 11.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981

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