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CVE-2022-26688

An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.

Published

2022-05-26T18:15:09.247

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:54:19.403

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System apple mac_os_x < 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x 10.15.7 Yes
Operating System apple macos < 11.6.5 Yes
Operating System apple macos < 12.3 Yes
References