CVE-2021-30713
Published 2021-09-08 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source product-security@apple.com
Summary
CVE-2021-30713 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Apple macOS. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by November 17, 2021. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Apple has 96 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 96 known-exploited Apple vulnerabilities →Description
A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Apple — macOS
Name: Apple macOS Unspecified Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2021-11-17
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/40
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212805
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/40
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212805
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30713

