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CVE-2021-30904

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.3)—

A sync issue was addressed with improved state validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. A user's messages may continue to sync after the user has signed out of iMessage.

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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