CVE-2021-30968
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CVE-2021-30968 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A validation issue related to hard link behavior was addressed with improved sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A validation issue related to hard link behavior was addressed with improved sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 15.2 |
| Apple | Mac Os X | >= 10.15, < 10.15.7 |
| Apple | Mac Os X | 10.15.7 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 11.0, < 11.6.2 |
| Apple | Macos | >= 12.0, < 12.1 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 15.2 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 8.3 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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