Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in Multiple Apple Operating Systems

Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in Multiple Apple Operating Systems

CVE-2021-1813 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

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