CVE-2021-1769

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tvOS 14.4, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 2, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-1769: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix