Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2021-1802
Published: February 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50190
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1802
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logical issue within the Endpoint Security component in macOS. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1802
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 10.15.7 19H512