📄 Description (English)
Apple macOS Unspecified Vulnerability — Apple macOS contains an unspecified logic issue in System Preferences that may allow a malicious application to bypass Gatekeeper checks.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2021-30657 is a critical vulnerability in Apple macOS System Preferences that allows malicious applications to bypass Gatekeeper security checks through a logic flaw. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this poses an immediate threat to macOS users in Saudi Arabia. Organizations relying on Apple infrastructure must prioritize patching to prevent unauthorized code execution and potential system compromise.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 20, 2026 13:17
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi government agencies, financial institutions, and multinational corporations using macOS infrastructure. High-risk sectors include: SAMA-regulated banks and financial institutions using Apple devices for critical operations, Saudi government entities (NCA, NCSC) with macOS deployments, healthcare organizations (MOH, private hospitals) relying on Apple systems, and multinational energy companies (ARAMCO contractors) with macOS workstations. The bypass of Gatekeeper allows execution of unsigned/untrusted applications, enabling malware distribution, data exfiltration, and lateral movement within enterprise networks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Education
Multinational Corporations
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.7
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Identify all macOS systems in your environment and document their current OS versions
2. Disable or restrict application installation from untrusted sources via System Preferences > Security & Privacy
3. Enable FileVault full-disk encryption on all macOS devices
4. Implement application whitelisting policies using MDM solutions
Patching Guidance:
1. Apply macOS security updates immediately (macOS 11.5 or later, macOS 12.x with latest patches)
2. Prioritize patching for systems with administrative privileges and network access
3. Test patches in non-production environments first
4. Use Mobile Device Management (MDM) for centralized patch deployment
Compensating Controls:
1. Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for suspicious application execution
2. Implement code signing verification policies
3. Monitor System Preferences logs for unauthorized changes
4. Restrict sudo and administrative access
5. Deploy network segmentation to limit lateral movement
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for unsigned/untrusted application execution attempts
2. Alert on System Preferences modifications by non-admin users
3. Track Gatekeeper bypass attempts in system logs
4. Monitor for unusual process spawning from System Preferences
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع أنظمة macOS في بيئتك وتوثيق إصدارات نظام التشغيل الحالية
2. تعطيل أو تقييد تثبيت التطبيقات من مصادر غير موثوقة عبر System Preferences > Security & Privacy
3. تفعيل تشفير FileVault كامل القرص على جميع أجهزة macOS
4. تنفيذ سياسات القائمة البيضاء للتطبيقات باستخدام حلول MDM
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تطبيق تحديثات أمان macOS فوراً (macOS 11.5 أو أحدث، macOS 12.x مع أحدث التصحيحات)
2. إعطاء الأولوية لتصحيح الأنظمة ذات امتيازات إدارية والوصول إلى الشبكة
3. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئات غير الإنتاج أولاً
4. استخدام إدارة الأجهزة المحمولة (MDM) للنشر المركزي للتصحيحات
الضوابط البديلة:
1. نشر حلول كشف ومعالجة نقاط النهاية (EDR) لمراقبة تنفيذ التطبيقات المريبة
2. تنفيذ سياسات التحقق من التوقيع الرقمي
3. مراقبة سجلات System Preferences للتغييرات غير المصرح بها
4. تقييد وصول sudo والوصول الإداري
5. نشر تقسيم الشبكة لتحديد الحركة الجانبية
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة محاولات تنفيذ التطبيقات غير الموقعة/غير الموثوقة
2. التنبيه على تعديلات System Preferences من قبل المستخدمين غير الإداريين
3. تتبع محاولات تجاوز Gatekeeper في سجلات النظام
4. مراقبة توليد العمليات غير العادية من System Preferences
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
ECC 2024 A.6.1.1 - Access control and authentication
ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 - Asset management and inventory
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change management procedures
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 - Hardware and software assets are inventoried
SAMA CSF PR.DS-6 - Integrity checking mechanisms are used to verify software
SAMA CSF DE.CM-4 - Malicious code is detected
SAMA CSF RS.MI-2 - Incidents are mitigated
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for information security
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - Asset management
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Media handling
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.2 - Change management
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 2.4 - Document and implement policies and procedures to manage components
PCI DSS 6.2 - Ensure security patches are installed within defined timeframe
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Apple:macOS