Vulnerability · CVE-2021-30713
Apple macOS Unspecified Vulnerability
Published May 24, 2021 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple MacOS X
Patch now
CVE-2021-30713 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 17, 2021. Confirm Apple MacOS X against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 7.04%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe apple/mac os x · vendor Apple MacOS X · vendor Apple macOS
A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
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- cpe apple/mac os x10.15.7
- vendor Apple MacOS Xversion unspecified
- vendor Apple macOSversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2021-30713
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Nov 17, 2021.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2021-30713 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Nov 17, 2021. Confirm Apple MacOS X against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with apple/mac os x 10.15.7. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 7.04%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 8, 2021 · Catalog
Detected
A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Nov 17, 2021 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-30713
Apple macOS Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) contains an unspecified permissions issue which may allow a malicious application to bypass privacy preferences.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2021-30713
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2021-30713
30-day exploitation probability 7.0%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2021-30713
A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-30713
Apple macOS Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) contains an unspecified permissions issue which may allow a malicious application to bypass privacy preferences.
vulncheck.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.