Apple macOS up to 11.2.3 Wi-Fi permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 11.2.3. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Wi-Fi. Performing a manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2021-30655. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS up to 11.2.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 04/26/2021 by Gary Nield as HT212325 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-30655. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges

Upgrading to version 11.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 11.3

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
04/26/2021 +13 days 🔍
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04/27/2021 +1 days 🔍
05/01/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212325
Researcher: Gary Nield
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-174027
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/27/2021 09:53
Updated: 05/01/2021 08:34
Changes: 04/27/2021 09:53 (3), 04/27/2021 09:54 (16), 04/27/2021 09:57 (28), 05/01/2021 08:34 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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