Description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212867
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0070
EPSS Percentile
48.4%
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 (3)
apple/ipados
< 15.1
apple/iphone_os
< 15.1
apple/macos
< 12.0.1
Published
Aug 24, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026