CVE-2021-31002

HIGH

macOS Monterey <12.0.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system 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/HT212979

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 56.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (2)
apple/macos 12.0.0
apple/macos 11.6 - 11.6.2
Published Aug 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026