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CVE-2021-30933

Status: ModifiedHigh (7)—

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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

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