Security restrictions bypass in Apple Xcode - CVE-2021-1800
Published: January 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50068
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1800
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a malicious application may be able to access arbitrary files on the host device while running an app that uses on-demand resources with Xcode.
Affected software
Apple Xcode
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1800
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple Xcode - update to 12.4