📄 Description (English)
Apple macOS Unspecified Vulnerability — Apple macOS Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) contains an unspecified permissions issue which may allow a malicious application to bypass privacy preferences.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2021-30713 is a critical vulnerability in Apple macOS TCC (Transparency, Consent, and Control) framework that allows malicious applications to bypass privacy preferences and access sensitive user data without proper authorization. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this poses an immediate threat to macOS users in Saudi Arabia. Patching is urgent as the vulnerability enables unauthorized access to protected resources including camera, microphone, contacts, and location data.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 20, 2026 15:30
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability significantly impacts Saudi government agencies, financial institutions, and enterprises using macOS systems. Government entities (NCA, CITC) face risks to classified information and citizen data. Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated banks, fintech companies) risks unauthorized access to customer financial data and credentials. Healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical companies face HIPAA-equivalent compliance violations. Energy sector (ARAMCO, utilities) could experience espionage through compromised executive workstations. Telecommunications companies (STC, Mobily) risk access to customer metadata and communications. Educational institutions and research centers are vulnerable to intellectual property theft.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government (NCA, CITC, Ministry of Interior)
Banking and Financial Services (SAMA-regulated banks, fintech)
Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
Energy (ARAMCO, utilities)
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain)
Education and Research
Defense and Security
Enterprise and Corporate
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1548.004 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism (bypass UAC/TCC)
T1548 - Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
T1647 - Plist File Modification
T1547.013 - Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts (persistence)
T1564.001 - Hide Artifacts (hide malicious activity)
T1005 - Data from Local System (exfiltrate protected data)
T1123 - Audio Capture (microphone access)
T1125 - Video Capture (camera access)
T1115 - Clipboard Data (access clipboard contents)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.7
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all macOS systems in your organization and create an inventory
2. Disable or remove untrusted applications immediately
3. Review system logs for suspicious TCC bypass attempts using: log stream --predicate 'eventMessage contains[cd] "TCC"'
4. Restrict user permissions to install applications using MDM policies
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Apply macOS security updates immediately (macOS 11.5 or later, macOS 12.4 or later)
2. Enable automatic security updates: System Preferences > Software Update > Automatic Updates
3. For enterprise: Deploy patches via MDM (Jamf, Intune, or similar) with priority flag
4. Verify patch installation: softwareupdate -l | grep -i security
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Implement application whitelisting using MDM
2. Disable TCC-protected features not required for business operations
3. Monitor TCC database changes: sudo log stream --predicate 'process == "tccd"'
4. Restrict local admin privileges
5. Enable FileVault full-disk encryption
6. Implement network segmentation for sensitive systems
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for unauthorized TCC database modifications in ~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/
2. Alert on processes accessing TCC protected resources without proper authorization
3. Track failed TCC permission requests in system logs
4. Monitor for suspicious dylib injection attempts targeting tccd process
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع أنظمة macOS في مؤسستك وإنشاء قائمة جرد
2. تعطيل أو إزالة التطبيقات غير الموثوقة فوراً
3. مراجعة سجلات النظام للكشف عن محاولات تجاوز TCC المريبة
4. تقييد أذونات المستخدم لتثبيت التطبيقات باستخدام سياسات MDM
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. تطبيق تحديثات أمان macOS فوراً (macOS 11.5 أو أحدث)
2. تفعيل التحديثات الأمنية التلقائية
3. للمؤسسات: نشر التصحيحات عبر MDM مع علامة الأولوية
4. التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. تنفيذ قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات باستخدام MDM
2. تعطيل ميزات TCC المحمية غير المطلوبة للعمليات التجارية
3. مراقبة تغييرات قاعدة بيانات TCC
4. تقييد امتيازات المسؤول المحلي
5. تفعيل تشفير القرص الكامل FileVault
6. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة للأنظمة الحساسة
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة التعديلات غير المصرح بها على قاعدة بيانات TCC
2. تنبيهات للعمليات التي تصل إلى موارد TCC المحمية بدون تفويض
3. تتبع طلبات أذونات TCC الفاشلة
4. مراقبة محاولات حقن dylib المريبة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies (access control policies)
A.6.1.1 - Internal Organization (security roles and responsibilities)
A.8.1.1 - User Endpoint Devices (endpoint security controls)
A.8.2.1 - Privileged Access Rights (principle of least privilege)
A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on Software Installation (application control)
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Asset Management (inventory of systems)
PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy (enforce least privilege)
PR.AC-4 - Access Control Implementation (restrict unauthorized access)
DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis (monitor for anomalies)
RS.MI-1 - Incident Response (contain and mitigate)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies
A.6.1.1 - Organization of Information Security
A.8.1.1 - User Endpoint Devices
A.8.2.1 - Privileged Access Rights
A.8.3.1 - Restriction of Access to Information
A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on Software Installation
A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 2.1 - Change default passwords
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates
Requirement 8.1 - User access control
Requirement 12.3 - Security policy documentation
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Apple:macOS