CVE-2022-26704

moderate-risk

Published 2022-05-26

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.

Do I need to act?

0.37% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

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 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (19)

Mac Os X

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (12)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14

Technical Description https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022...

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257

Mailing List https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14

Technical Description https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022...

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257

Mailing List https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 19/34 · Moderate