CVE-2021-30657 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is in the KEV database since Nov. 3, 2021.

The EPSS score is 0.73512.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Apple	Mac Os X Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.6:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.6:supplemental_update::::::
	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:supplemental_update::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

No data.

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326

History

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-862

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2021-09-08T14:49:34.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:38:00.540Z

Reserved: 2021-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-30657

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T22:40:31.918Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-09-08T15:15:13.127

Modified: 2025-02-28T14:44:48.713

Link: CVE-2021-30657

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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