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CVE-2021-30713

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CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) 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 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 7.04%: +0.04

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

Sources: 10 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

Information Security Buzz
Press · 01 Aug 2025, 07:00 · Sploitlight: Spotlight Exploited To Bypass MacOS TCC And Steal Apple Intelligence Data - Information Security Buzz
BleepingComputer
Press · 28 Jul 2025, 07:00 · Microsoft: macOS Sploitlight flaw leaks Apple Intelligence data - BleepingComputer
Microsoft
Press · 10 Jan 2022, 08:00 · New macOS vulnerability, “powerdir,” could lead to unauthorized user data access - Microsoft
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
See all 10 source documents
BleepingComputer
Press · 23 Jul 2021, 07:00 · Apple fixes bug that breaks iPhone WiFi when joining rogue hotspots - BleepingComputer
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
ZDNET
Press · 26 May 2021, 07:00 · Apple just fixed a security flaw that allowed malware to take screenshots on Macs - ZDNET
Help Net Security
Press · 25 May 2021, 07:00 · Apple fixes macOS zero-day exploited by malware (CVE-2021-30713) - Help Net Security
The Record from Recorded Future News
Press · 23 May 2021, 07:00 · Apple fixes macOS zero-day abused by XCSSET malware - The Record from Recorded Future News

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

0

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

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 7.8; EPSS 7.0%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, low privileges, no 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
23 May 2021, 07:00
Published
08 Sep 2021, 14:29
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
03 Nov 2021, 00:00
Latest press mention
01 Aug 2025, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58