State Issues in macOS - CVE-2021-30915
Published: October 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57726
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30915
CWE-ID: CWE-371
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the UIKit. An attacker with physical access to the affected system can determine characteristics of a user's password in a secure text entry field and gain unauthorized access to the system.
Affected software
macOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
watchOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-30915
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 11.6.1 20G224, 10.15.7 19H1519, 12.0.1 21A559
watchOS - update to 8.1 19R570
tvOS - update to 15.1 19J572
Apple iOS - update to 15.1 19B74
iPadOS - addressed in versions 15.1 19B74, 15.1 19B75
watchOS - update to 8.1 19R570
tvOS - update to 15.1 19J572
Apple iOS - update to 15.1 19B74
iPadOS - addressed in versions 15.1 19B74, 15.1 19B75