CVE-2021-30738

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. An issue with path validation logic for hardlinks was addressed with improved path sanitization.

Una aplicación maliciosa puede ser capaz de sobrescribir archivos arbitrarios. Este problema se corrigió en macOS Big Sur versión 11.4, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. Se abordó un problema con la lógica de comprobación de la ruta para los enlaces duros mediante un saneamiento de ruta mejorada

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-04-13 CVE Reserved
2021-09-08 CVE Published
2023-04-01 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529	2021-09-22
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212531	2021-09-22

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				>= 10.14.0 <= 10.14.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " >= 10.14.0 <= 10.14.5"		-		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_2019-001		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_2019-002		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_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"		security_update_2021-001		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_2021-002		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_2021-003		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"		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"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 11.0.1 < 11.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 11.0.1 < 11.4"		-		Affected