SB2021012726 - Privilege escalation in Apple watchOS
Published: January 27, 2021 Updated: June 20, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021012726
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1782)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the Kernel component. A remote attacker can use a malicious application and escalate privileges on the system.
Note: The vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.