CVE-2021-30855

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks

published August 24, 2021

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.9
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 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. An application may be able to access restricted files.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02396 · 83.9th percentile
Published
2021-08-24T18:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 AUG 18:49Z
    A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks
    cvelistv5