Is CVE-2021-30713 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2021-30713 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on November 3, 2021.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-30713?

CVE-2021-30713 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2021-30713

HIGH · CVSS 7.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 7.0%EU EUVD: exploited

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.4. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-862
EPSS score: 7.0% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added November 3, 2021
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2021-17630)
Published: September 8, 2021
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Apple macOS Unspecified Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on November 3, 2021; federal remediation due November 17, 2021.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2021-17630 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / macos

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Strong Customer Authentication pour Apple Pay, sur MacBook Air 2020 avec M1 exécutant macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2022/44 - active
Apple macOS 11 Big Sur: Contacts - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11243-2022 - archived
Apple FileVault 2 on T2 systems running macOS Catalina 10.15 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11078-2021 - archived
macOS Catalina 10.15 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-11077-2020 - archived

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/40(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212529(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212805(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30713(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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