CVE-2021-1784 (GCVE-0-2021-1784)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-08 14:56 – Updated: 2024-08-03 16:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A permissions issue existed in DiskArbitration. This was addressed with additional ownership checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212327 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
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