CVE-2021-1740

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 11.3 iOS versions prior to 14.5 iPadOS versions prior to 14.5 watchOS versions prior to 7.4 tvOS versions prior to 14.5

Description The issue is related to a parsing problem in the handling of directory paths, which can be exploited to gain unauthorized access to protected information. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system due to insufficient path validation.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 11.3, apply Security Update 2021-002 Catalina. For iOS versions prior to 14.5, update to iOS 14.5 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 14.5, update to iPadOS 14.5 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 7.4, update to watchOS 7.4 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 14.5, update to tvOS 14.5 or later.