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CVE-2021-30946

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.2 — fixed in 15.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.2 — fixed in 15.2
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.2; from 12.0 before 12.1 — fixed in 11.6.2, 12.1
• Apple watchOS: before 8.3 — fixed in 8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.2; Apple Iphone Os 15.2; Apple macOS 11.6.2, 12.1; Apple watchOS 8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213056
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213056

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