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CVE-2021-30657

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, Security Update 2021-002 Catalina. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

CVSS 5.5 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.2/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 5.5: +0.82
  • Fresh EPSS: 68.53%: +0.34

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 9 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Microsoft
Press · 19 Dec 2022, 08:00 · Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability - Microsoft
TechTarget
Press · 06 Jun 2022, 07:00 · MacOS malware attacks slipping through the cracks - TechTarget
The Hacker News
Press · 12 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Apple Releases Urgent iPhone and iPad Updates to Patch New Zero-Day Vulnerability - The Hacker News
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 10 Oct 2021, 07:00 · Apple patches iPhone zero-day in iOS 15.0.2 - The Record from Recorded Future News
The Hacker News
Press · 16 Aug 2021, 07:00 · New AdLoad Variant Bypasses Apple's Security Defenses to Target macOS Systems - The Hacker News
See all 9 source documents
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 14 Jun 2021, 07:00 · Apple patches two iOS zero-days in old-gen devices - The Record from Recorded Future News
Rapid7
Press · 14 May 2021, 07:00 · Metasploit Wrap-Up: May 14, 2021 - Rapid7
Macworld
Press · 27 Apr 2021, 07:00 · macOS Big Sur 11.3 is now available with a major security patch - Macworld
iTnews
Press · 27 Apr 2021, 07:00 · Mac users urged to update OS to fix 'massively bad' bug - iTnews

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.2 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
shubham0d/CVE-2021-30657296Shell08 Nov 2021, 19:35
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 5.5; EPSS 68.5%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:26.907878+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
27 Apr 2021, 07:00
Published
08 Sep 2021, 14:49
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
19 Dec 2022, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories