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CVE-2022-26704

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks and was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Published

2022-05-26T19:15:08.143

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:54:21.147

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

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	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	< 11.6.8	Yes
Operating System	apple	macos	< 12.4	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0032/MNDT-2022-0032.md Technical Description, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343 Mailing List ([email protected])
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0032/MNDT-2022-0032.md Technical Description, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)