CVE-2021-30783
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big...
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
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
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
CVE-2021-30783- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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 ListNo score
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
CVE-2021-30783- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17700No score
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17700- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7m9-q5j5-3jgv
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big...
An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.5, Security Update 2021-004 Catalina, Security Update 2021-005 Mojave. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
GHSA-p7m9-q5j5-3jgv- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- 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-2021-30783 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) 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 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.