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CVE-2021-1813:
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-1813 is a validation issue in Apple's Foundation framework that was discovered and reported by Cees Elzinga. The vulnerability was fixed in multiple Apple operating systems including Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, and macOS Big Sur 11.3, released on April 26, 2021 (Apple Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from a validation issue in the Foundation framework that was addressed with improved logic. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as HIGH with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows a malicious application to gain root privileges on the affected system (Apple Security).
Mitigation and workarounds
Apple addressed this vulnerability by implementing improved validation logic in the affected systems. Users should update to Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, or macOS Big Sur 11.3 depending on their system (Apple Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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