CVE-2021-30855

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.

• CWE-59

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212815
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212807
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212814
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212819
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212815

Published

Aug 24, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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