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CVE-2021-1815 Details

Description

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212323 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212324 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212325 CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212317 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple ipados
< 14.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple iphone os
< 14.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple macos
>= 11.0, < 11.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple tvos
< 14.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple watchos
< 7.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-1815
NVD Published Date:
Sep 8, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-1815 Details - Not Deferred