Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2021-1824
Published: April 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52623
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1824
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive
The vulnerability exists due to system does not properly impose security restrictions within the Login Window component in macOS. A malicious application with root privileges can access private information.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1824
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 10.15.7 19H1030, 11.3 20E232