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CVE-2021-30751

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—

This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — Macos

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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  "published": "2021-09-08T14:15:09.853",
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  ],
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