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A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks

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A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
04/30/2021
Created
04/30/2021
Added
04/30/2021
Modified
12/11/2023

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2021-002-catalina
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_15_7
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_3

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