CVE-2021-1769
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2,...
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
- Record
CVE-2021-1769- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
- Record
CVE-2021-1769- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7233 No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7233- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gwp7-wwp2-44mq No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2,...
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.
- Record
GHSA-gwp7-wwp2-44mq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-1769 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ipados, published April 2, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.