vulnerability
OS X update for Preferences (CVE-2021-30855)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 17, 2021 | Nov 17, 2021 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 17, 2021
Added
Nov 17, 2021
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. An application may be able to access restricted files.
Solutions
apple-osx-security-update-2021-005-catalinaapple-osx-upgrade-11_6
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