CVE-2021-1873

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An API issue in Accessibility TCC permissions was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to unexpectedly leak a user's credentials from secure text fields.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 11.3
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 2021
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 2021

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 8, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-1873: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix