Description
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
Published: 2021-04-02
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: 5.9% Low
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-7246 A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:30:00 +0000


Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:30:00 +0000


Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:25:50.291Z

Reserved: 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-1782

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:25:06.652Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-04-02T18:15:21.373

Modified: 2025-10-23T18:01:51.843

Link: CVE-2021-1782

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses