CVE-2021-1873 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Apple Macos

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials6 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedSep 8
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An API issue in Accessibility TCC permissions was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to unexpectedly leak a user's credentials from secure text fields.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 11.3+1
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.3
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.14 — 10.14.5+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5fv4-524x-62xf: An API issue in Accessibility TCC permissions was addressed with improved state management↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-1873: An API issue in Accessibility TCC permissions was addressed with improved state management↗2021-09-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2022-1873↗2022-05-24
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Apple
CVE-2021-1873: macOS Big Sur 11.3↗2021-04-26
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Apple
CVE-2021-1873: Security Update 2021-002 Catalina↗2021-04-26
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