vulnerability

OS X update for Time Machine (CVE-2021-1839)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 23, 2021
Added
Aug 23, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Solutions

apple-osx-security-update-2021-002-catalinaapple-osx-security-update-2021-003-mojaveapple-osx-upgrade-11_3
Title
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