Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-30844

High

Published: 19 October 2021

Published
19 October 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0057 69.1th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-30844 is a high-severity Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime (CWE-401) vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 30.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6. A remote attacker may be able to leak memory.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

apple
mac os x
10.15.7 · 10.15 — 10.15.6
apple
macos
≤ 11.6.1

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References