CVE-2021-1782

Apple Multiple Products Race Condition Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Se abordó una condición de carrera con un bloqueo mejorado. Este problema es corregido en macOS Big Sur versión 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS versión 7.3, tvOS versión 14.4, iOS versión 14.4 y iPadOS versión 14.4. Una aplicación maliciosa puede elevar privilegios. Apple tiene conocimiento de un reporte que indica que este problema puede haber sido explotado activamente.

Apple iOS, iPadOs, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS contain a race condition vulnerability that may allow a malicious application to elevate privileges.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-12-08 CVE Reserved
2021-01-27 CVE Published
2021-02-10 First Exploit
2021-11-03 Exploited in Wild
2021-11-17 KEV Due Date
2024-07-19 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated

CWE

CWE-667: Improper Locking

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/synacktiv/CVE-2021-1782	2021-02-10

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212146	2024-02-09
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147	2024-02-09
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212148	2024-02-09
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212149	2024-02-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Ipados Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados"				< 14.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Ipados" and version " < 14.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				< 14.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " < 14.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				>= 10.14 < 10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " >= 10.14 < 10.14.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				>= 10.15 < 10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " >= 10.15 < 10.15.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2019-004		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2019-005		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2019-006		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2019-007		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2020-001		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2020-002		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2020-003		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2020-004		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2020-005		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2020-006		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		security_update_2020-007		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		supplemental_update		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.14.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.14.6"		supplemental_update_2		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		supplemental_update		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 11.0 < 11.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.2"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Tvos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos"				< 14.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Tvos" and version " < 14.4"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Watchos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos"				< 7.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Watchos" and version " < 7.3"		-		Affected