CVE-2021-3187

An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Mac before 5.7. An authenticated, unprivileged user can elevate privileges by running a malicious script (that executes as root from a temporary directory) during install time. (This applies to macOS before 10.15.5, or Security Update 2020-003 on Mojave and High Sierra, Later versions of macOS are not vulnerable.)

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm	Release Notes
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06	Vendor Advisory
https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm	Release Notes
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privilege_management_for_mac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2018-002::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2018-003::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2019-001::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2019-002::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2019-003::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2019-004::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2019-005::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2019-006::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2019-007::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2020-001::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.13.6:security_update_2020-002::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-001::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-002::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-004::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-005::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-006::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-007::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-001::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-002::::::

History

27 May 2025, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-276

21 Nov 2024, 06:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm - Release Notes~~	() https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm - Release Notes
References	~~() https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06 - Vendor Advisory

14 Dec 2023, 16:48

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
References	~~() https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06 -~~	() https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt22-06 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm -~~	() https://www.beyondtrust.com/docs/release-notes/privilege-management/index.htm - Release Notes
First Time		Beyondtrust Apple Apple mac Os X Beyondtrust privilege Management For Mac
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.8

11 Dec 2023, 23:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-12-11 23:15

Updated : 2025-05-27 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2021-3187

Mitre link : CVE-2021-3187

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-3187

JSON object : View

Products Affected

beyondtrust

privilege_management_for_mac

apple

mac_os_x

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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8.8 /10