{
    "id": "CVE-2021-40531",
    "published": "2021-09-06 21:15:07",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:07:06",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-434",
    "description": "Sketch before 75 allows library feeds to be used to bypass file quarantine. Files are automatically downloaded and opened, without the com.apple.quarantine extended attribute. This results in remote code execution, as demonstrated by CommandString in a terminal profile to Terminal.app.",
    "epss_score": "0.32765",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98305",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:30",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 32.8% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "macos"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "sketch",
            "product": "sketch"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://jonpalmisc.com/2021/11/22/cve-2021-40531",
        "https://www.sketch.com/updates/#version-75",
        "https://jonpalmisc.com/2021/11/22/cve-2021-40531",
        "https://www.sketch.com/updates/#version-75"
    ]
}