CVE-2021-1782: Apple Multiple Products Race Condition Vulnerability
CVE-2021-1782 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03
A race condition in Apple operating systems was addressed with improved locking. A malicious application may exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges. Apple has acknowledged reports that this issue may have been actively exploited in the wild.
Yes. CVE-2021-1782 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2021-1782?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 3 November 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
Apple iOS before 14.4; Apple iPadOS before 14.4; Apple macOS Big Sur before 11.2; Apple macOS Catalina before Security Update 2021-001; and 3 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-1782?
A patch was published on 2021-01-26: Apple released updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2021-1782 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-1782?
Check whether you run Apple Multiple Products. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Apple iOS before 14.4
Apple iPadOS before 14.4
Apple macOS Big Sur before 11.2
Apple macOS Catalina before Security Update 2021-001
Apple macOS Mojave before Security Update 2021-001
Apple watchOS before 7.3
Apple tvOS before 14.4
Timeline
2021-01-26: patched: Apple released updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
2021-04-02: disclosed: NVD Published Date.
2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
2021-11-03: exploited: CISA confirmed active exploitation.