CVE-2021-30986
A device configuration issue was addressed with an updated configuration. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1. A device may be passively tracked by its Bluetooth MAC address.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A device configuration issue was addressed with an updated configuration. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1. A device may be passively tracked by its Bluetooth MAC address.
- Record
CVE-2021-30986- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A device configuration issue was addressed with an updated configuration. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1. A device may be passively tracked by its Bluetooth MAC address.
- Record
CVE-2021-30986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-17903 No score
A device configuration issue was addressed with an updated configuration. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.1. A device may be passively tracked by its Bluetooth MAC address.
- Record
EUVD-2021-17903- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-30986 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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 0.27%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.