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CVE-2021-31010: Apple iOS, macOS, watchOS Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2021-31010
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
In affected versions of Apple iOS, macOS, and watchOS, a sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Appleproduct: iOS, macOS, watchOSPrivilege escalation
What
A sandboxed process may circumvent sandbox restrictions in affected versions of Apple operating systems.
Who is affected
Users of affected versions of iOS, macOS, and watchOS.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest versions of iOS, macOS, and watchOS.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-08-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31010

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2021-31010coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Apple iOS

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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