Apple macOS up to 12.0 iCloud Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component iCloud. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-30906. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS up to 12.0 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component iCloud. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2021 by Cees Elzinga as HT212869 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-30906. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges

Upgrading to version 12.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.0.1

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
10/25/2021 +195 days 🔍
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10/27/2021 +2 days 🔍
10/31/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212869
Researcher: Cees Elzinga
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30906 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30906
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185527
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2021 08:58
Updated: 10/31/2021 14:09
Changes: 10/27/2021 08:58 (4), 10/27/2021 08:59 (14), 10/27/2021 09:02 (28), 10/31/2021 14:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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