CVE-2021-30681

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks

published September 8, 2021

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
63.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-004 Mojave, iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.4, watchOS 7.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01028 · 63.3th percentile
Published
2021-09-08T14:30Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 SEP 14:30Z
    A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks
    cvelistv5