Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2021-30828
Published: September 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56739
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30828
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in CUPS subsystem. A local user can read arbitrary files with root privileges.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-30828
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 11.6 20G165, 10.15.7 19H1417