Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU50218

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2021-1750

Published: February 2, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU50218

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-2021-1750

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to logic error within the kernel subsystem. A local application can execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

macOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 10.14.6 18G8012, 10.15.7 19H512, 11.2 20D64
iPadOS - update to 14.4 18D52
Apple iOS - update to 14.4 18D52