CVE-2022-22616

high-risk

Published 2022-05-26

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Do I need to act?

20.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 79% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (16)

Mac Os X

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (6)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185

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high-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate

Exposure 18/34 · Moderate