Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-1873
CVE-2021-1873
Description
An API issue in Accessibility TCC permissions was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to unexpectedly leak a user's credentials from secure text fields.
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Affected products
4- Range: Security Update 2021-003
- Range: Security Update 2021-002
Big Sur 11.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: Big Sur 11.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212327nvdVendor Advisory
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