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CVE-2021-31004

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.5; 12.0.0 — fixed in 11.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 11.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869

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