A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14 (including) | 10.14.6 (excluding) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15 (including) | 10.15.7 (excluding) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6 (including) | 10.14.6 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-001 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-001 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-002 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-002 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-001 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-001 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-002 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-002 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-003 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-003 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-004 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-004 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-005 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-005 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-006 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-006 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-007 (including) | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-007 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-supplemental_update (including) | 10.14.6-supplemental_update (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.14.6-supplemental_update_2 (including) | 10.14.6-supplemental_update_2 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7 (including) | 10.15.7 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001 (including) | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.15.7-supplemental_update (including) | 10.15.7-supplemental_update (including) |
| Macos | Apple | 11.0 (including) | 11.2 (excluding) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html