CVE-2022-22665

moderate-risk
Published 2022-03-18

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Do I need to act?

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0.34% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (16)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (14)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213184
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213185
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213184
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213185
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate