Apple Xcode up to 13.2.1 iTMSTransporter deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Xcode up to 13.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component iTMSTransporter. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-44228. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple Xcode up to 13.2.1 (Programming Tool Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component iTMSTransporter. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was disclosed 03/14/2022 as HT213189 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-44228. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in iTMSTransporter

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216682 (RHEL 7 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.9 on RHEL 7 (RHSA-2025:1746)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 12/10/2021 with a due date of 12/24/2021:

For all affected software assets for which updates exist, the only acceptable remediation actions are: 1) Apply updates; OR 2) remove affected assets from agency networks. Temporary mitigations using one of the measures provided at https://www.cisa.gov/us

Upgrading to version 13.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Multiple issues were addressed with updating FasterXML jackson-databind and Apache Log4j2.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (51183) and Tenable (216682). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 216682
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.9 on RHEL 7 (RHSA-2025:1746)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Xcode 13.3

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11/26/2021 🔍
03/14/2022 +108 days 🔍
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02/20/2026 +1438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213189
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-44228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-44228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195097
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 10:51
Updated: 02/20/2026 17:25
Changes: 03/15/2022 10:51 (18), 03/15/2022 10:54 (26), 03/18/2022 09:10 (2), 03/18/2022 09:15 (20), 04/22/2024 11:01 (26), 06/20/2024 04:15 (2), 07/25/2024 01:11 (1), 08/15/2024 13:14 (1), 09/16/2024 16:57 (2), 02/24/2025 19:41 (2), 02/20/2026 17:25 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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