Apple watchOS up to 8.1.1 Crash Reporter Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple watchOS up to 8.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Crash Reporter. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-30945. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.1.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Crash Reporter. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2021 by Zhipeng Huo as HT212975 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-30945. 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 8.3 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0631). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: watchOS 8.3

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
12/13/2021 +244 days 🔍
12/13/2021 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2021 +4 days 🔍
03/07/2026 +1541 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212975
Researcher: Zhipeng Huo
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-188507
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0631 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/17/2021 15:58
Updated: 03/07/2026 11:49
Changes: 12/17/2021 15:58 (1), 12/17/2021 15:59 (17), 12/17/2021 16:02 (27), 12/22/2021 20:35 (1), 03/07/2026 11:49 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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