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CVE-2021-1755

A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with...

2.4 Low

A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to access contacts from the lock screen.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.28%Up 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.4

A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to access contacts from the lock screen.

Record
CVE-2021-1755
CVSS 3.1
2.4 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to access contacts from the lock screen.

Record
CVE-2021-1755
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7219 No score

A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to access contacts from the lock screen.

Record
EUVD-2021-7219
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xpxw-wxvf-889j No score

A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with...

A lock screen issue allowed access to contacts on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to access contacts from the lock screen.

Record
GHSA-xpxw-wxvf-889j
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-1755 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.4) in Apple Macos, published April 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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