CVE-2021-30938
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
- Record
CVE-2021-30938- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
- Record
CVE-2021-30938- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17855 No score
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1, Security Update 2021-008 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17855- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-30938 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Apple Macos, published August 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.