CVE-2021-30873: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.0.1. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: from 10.15, before 10.15.7 (fixed in 10.15.7); version 10.15.7 only
• Apple macOS: before 12.0.1 (fixed in 12.0.1)

Published 2021-08-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.