Executive brief
Apple macOS Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) contains a permissions validation issue that allows a malicious application to bypass privacy preferences. This vulnerability enables unauthorized access to user data by circumventing established security prompts and permissions.
Affected products
- Apple macOS Big Sur up to (excluding) 11.4
- Apple macOS Catalina 10.15.7 and earlier
Timeline
- 2021-05-24: patched: Fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4
- 2021-09-08: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2021-11-03: exploited: Apple is aware of reports that this issue may have been actively exploited.