Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU50218

#VU50218 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2021-1750

Published: February 2, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU50218

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1750

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
macOS

Software vendor:
Apple Inc.

Description

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.

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