Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212975
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212976
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212978
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212979
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212981
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
19.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (6)
apple/ipados
< 15.2
apple/iphone_os
< 15.2
apple/mac_os_x
10.15.7 (9 CPE variants)
apple/mac_os_x
10.15 - 10.15.7
apple/macos
11.0 - 11.6.2
apple/watchos
< 8.3
Published
Dec 23, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026