medium
5.5
CWE
20 416
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-30946: Input Validation

First published: Tue Aug 24 2021(Updated: )

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

Credit: @gorelics Ron Masas BreakPoint @gorelics BreakPoint BreakPointan anonymous researcher Liu Long Ant Security LightJack Dates RET2 Systems IncAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic Jeonghoon Shin Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng @peternguyen14 STAR LabsNed Williamson Google Project ZeroWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or MicrosoftZhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabYuebin Sun @yuebinsun2020 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabMax Shavrick @_mxms the Google Security TeamZubair Ashraf CrowdstrikeCVE-2022-0778 CVE-2022-23308 Mickey Jin @patch1t @gorelics Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHPeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng STAR LabsFelix Poulin-Belanger Antonio Cheong Yu Xuan YCISCQArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) CVE-2021-4136 CVE-2021-4166 CVE-2021-4173 CVE-2021-4187 CVE-2021-4192 CVE-2021-4193 CVE-2021-46059 CVE-2022-0128 Heige KnownSec 404 TeamBo Qu Palo Alto NetworksScarlet Raine Wang Yu CyberservalCVE-2022-0530 Tavis Ormandy CVE-2021-45444 Yonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriLockheed Martin Red Team Jeremy Brown Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeQi Sun Trend MicroYe Zhang @co0py_Cat Baidu SecurityRobert Ai Trend MicroCVE-2021-44224 CVE-2021-44790 CVE-2022-22719 CVE-2022-22720 CVE-2022-22721 cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.3
12.3
Apple macOS<11.6.2
11.6.2
Apple macOS<11.6.8
11.6.8
macOS Catalina
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.2
iOS<15.2
Apple iOS and macOS>=11.0<11.6.2
Apple iOS and macOS>=12.0<12.1
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<8.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.2
15.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.2
15.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<8.3
8.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<8.5
8.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2021-30946?

    CVE-2021-30946 is a logic issue that was addressed with improved restrictions.

  • How severe is CVE-2021-30946?

    CVE-2021-30946 has a severity rating of medium (5.5).

  • Which products are affected by CVE-2021-30946?

    CVE-2021-30946 affects macOS Monterey 12.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2, and iPadOS 15.2.

  • How can a malicious application exploit CVE-2021-30946?

    A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

  • How can I fix CVE-2021-30946?

    CVE-2021-30946 is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, watchOS 8.3, iOS 15.2, and iPadOS 15.2. Update your devices to the latest available version.

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