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CVE-2021-30969

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% 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 path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. Processing a maliciously crafted URL may cause unexpected JavaScript execution from a file on disk.

Affected products

• macOS: from 10.15 through 10.15.7; 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-004, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-005 (+2)
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.2 — fixed in 11.6.2

How to fix

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

References

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

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