2021-30798 | Apple iOS/iPadOS TCC state issue (HT212601)


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3.2 $5k-$25k 0.14

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 14.6 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TCC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-371. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 07/19/2021 by Mickey Jin as HT212601 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-30798 since 04/13/2021. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to bypass certain Privacy preferences

Upgrading to version 14.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-371
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 14.7

04/13/2021 CVE assigned
07/19/2021 +97 days Advisory disclosed
07/19/2021 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
07/23/2021 +4 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2021 +4 days VulDB last updateVendor: https://www.apple.com/

Advisory: HT212601
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30798 (🔒)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Created: 07/23/2021 08:25
Updated: 07/27/2021 19:56
Changes: (1) source_cve_assigned
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