vulnerability
OS X update for Preferences (CVE-2021-1740)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 23, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 23, 2021
Added
Aug 23, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Solutions
apple-osx-security-update-2021-002-catalinaapple-osx-upgrade-11_3
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