CVE-2021-30901

7.8 highEPSS 1.1%

High (7.8) in apple. EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Multiple out-of-bounds write issues were addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1, Security Update 2021-007 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 66% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2021-08-24
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x
apple:macos

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212872
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212869
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212871

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