Privacy Enhancement: Removal of Broadcast MAC Address Tracking in tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15, and iPadOS 15

Privacy Enhancement: Removal of Broadcast MAC Address Tracking in tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15, and iPadOS 15

CVE-2021-30866 · MEDIUM Severity

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

A user privacy issue was addressed by removing the broadcast MAC address. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. A device may be passively tracked by its WiFi MAC address.

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