High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-30772
CVE-2021-30772
Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
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Affected products
30unspecified+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <11.5
- Range: >= 11.5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 26 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.14.0,<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_2019-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-007:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212602nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212600nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212603nvdVendor Advisory
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