High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-30865
CVE-2021-30865
Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6, Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <10.15.7
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=11.0,<11.6
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: <Security Update 2021-005
- Range: <11.6
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