CVE-2021-30696: Medium severity apple macos vulnerability

Published May 24, 2021
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Updated

An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to misrepresent application state. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4, Security Update 2021-003 Catalina, Security Update 2021-004 Mojave. A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

Other sources

Mail. A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

Mail. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to misrepresent application state.

Credit

Fabian Ising, Damian Poddebniak(M), Fabian Ising, Damian Poddebniak(M), Fabian Ising, Damian Poddebniak(M)

Affected Software

33 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.4
11.4
Apple Catalina
Apple Mojave
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14<=10.14.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<=10.15.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update_2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.4

Event History

Sep 8, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:27 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:27 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-30696?

CVE-2021-30696 is a vulnerability related to Apple Mail on macOS Big Sur, Mojave, and Catalina.

2

What is the impact of CVE-2021-30696?

An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to misrepresent application state.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2021-30696?

macOS Big Sur up to version 11.4, Mojave, and Catalina are affected.

4

How can I fix CVE-2021-30696?

Update to the latest version of macOS Big Sur or follow the recommendations provided by Apple.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-30696?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-30696 on the [Apple support page](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212530).

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