CVE-2021-30938 in macOS
Summary
by MITRE • 08/25/2021
** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by the CVE program. Notes: none.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/02/2026
This CVE candidate number has been formally rejected by the CVE program and should not be used for any security assessments or vulnerability management activities. The rejection indicates that the candidate number was withdrawn from consideration, likely due to insufficient information, incorrect classification, or other administrative reasons within the CVE assignment process. Organizations relying on this candidate number should disregard it completely as it does not represent a valid vulnerability identifier. The CVE program maintains strict quality control measures to ensure all assigned CVE numbers correspond to verified security issues, and withdrawn candidates are removed from active consideration to maintain the integrity of the CVE database. Security teams should focus on legitimate CVE identifiers that have been properly validated and assigned through the official CVE program channels.
The withdrawal of this candidate number demonstrates the importance of using only officially assigned CVE identifiers for security operations and incident response activities. Security professionals should verify the legitimacy of any CVE number through official sources including the MITRE CVE database or other authoritative repositories. The CVE program's withdrawal process ensures that organizations do not waste resources pursuing non-existent vulnerabilities or misclassifying security issues. This administrative action reflects the program's commitment to maintaining accurate and reliable vulnerability data that security teams can trust for their defensive operations.
Organizations maintaining vulnerability databases, security information and event management systems, or threat intelligence platforms should remove any references to this withdrawn candidate number from their systems. The withdrawal may indicate that the original submission did not meet the criteria for CVE assignment, which typically requires a detailed technical description, proof of concept, and verification of the security issue. Security teams should implement processes to regularly validate their vulnerability databases against the official CVE list to prevent the inclusion of withdrawn or invalid identifiers that could lead to confusion during security assessments or incident response activities.