CVE-2021-30855

Published Aug 24, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. An application may be able to access restricted files.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-17772 A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina, iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. An application may be able to access restricted files.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 10:48 PM
Reserved
Apr 13, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 24, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:51 AM