Apple macOS up to 12.0 Sandbox permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple macOS up to 12.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Sandbox. This manipulation causes permission. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-30920. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.0 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 10/25/2021 by Csaba Fitzl as HT212869 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-30920. 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:

A local attacker may be able to read sensitive information

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:

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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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 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: Csaba Fitzl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30920 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185539
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2021 09:05
Updated: 10/31/2021 14:47
Changes: 10/27/2021 09:05 (19), 10/27/2021 09:08 (28), 10/31/2021 14:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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