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CVE-2021-30976

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% 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 state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

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_2021-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-004 (+4) — fixed in 10.15.7
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.2; from 12.0 before 12.1 — fixed in 11.6.2, 12.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15.7; Apple macOS 11.6.2, 12.1. 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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