CVE-2021-30832

Apple macOS CVMServer Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Se abordó un problema de corrupción de memoria con una administración de estados mejorada. Este problema es corregido en Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur versión 11.6. Un atacante local puede ser capaz de elevar sus privilegios

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Apple macOS. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the CVMServer daemon. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

*Credits: Mickey Jin (@patch1t) of Trend Micro

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-04-13 CVE Reserved
2021-09-22 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-355	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212804	2022-02-22
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212805	2022-02-22

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"				>= 10.15 <= 10.15.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " >= 10.15 <= 10.15.6"		-		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"		security_update_2020		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"		security_update_2020-001		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"		security_update_2020-005		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"		security_update_2020-007		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"		security_update_2021-001		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"		security_update_2021-002		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"		security_update_2021-003		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 < 11.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.6"		-		Affected