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CVE-2021-30908

Status: ModifiedLow (3.3)—

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged-in user’s desktop from the fast user switching screen.

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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