Description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
37.4%
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 (2)
apple/macos
12.0.0
apple/macos
11.0 - 11.5
Published
Aug 24, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026