Description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0074
EPSS Percentile
49.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (2)
apple/macos
12.0
apple/macos
11.0 - 11.6.1
Published
Aug 24, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026