CVE-2021-30688
A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Big...
A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
- Record
CVE-2021-30688- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
- Record
CVE-2021-30688- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17605No score
A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17605- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jxfj-33w4-r4w4
A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Big...
A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina. A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation.
- Record
GHSA-jxfj-33w4-r4w4- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2021-30688 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apple Macos, published September 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.