CVE-2021-31007

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 24, 2021 at 06:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:51 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

Description: A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, tvOS 15.1, macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, watchOS 8.1, macOS Monterey 12.1. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 15.1
Affected range stops below 15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.1
Affected range stops below 15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
11.0 ≤ v < 11.6.212.0.0 ≤ v < 12.1
Affected range stops below 11.6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.1
Affected range stops below 15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 11.6v < 12.1v < 15.1v < 8.1
Affected range stops below 11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-276

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