Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in macOS - CVE-2021-1849
Published: April 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52647
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1849
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper signature validation with in the AppleMobileFileIntegrity component. A malicious application can bypass Privacy preferences.
Affected software
macOS
watchOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
watchOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1849
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 11.3 20E232
watchOS - update to 7.4 18T195
iPadOS - update to 14.5 18E199
tvOS - update to 14.5 18L204
Apple iOS - update to 14.5 18E199
watchOS - update to 7.4 18T195
iPadOS - update to 14.5 18E199
tvOS - update to 14.5 18L204
Apple iOS - update to 14.5 18E199