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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-1779

CVE-2021-1779

Description

A logic error in kext loading was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

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Affected products

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  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X17 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.14,<10.14.6
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-004:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-005:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-006:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-007:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-003:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-004:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-006:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-007:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:supplemental_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Apple Inc./macOS3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=11.0,<11.2
    • (no CPE)range: Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
  • Apple Inc./Security Update 2021-008 Catalinallm-fuzzy
    Range: Security Update 2021-001 Catalina
  • Apple Inc./Security Update 2021-004 Mojavellm-fuzzy
    Range: Security Update 2021-001 Mojave

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