Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-26712 (CCN-226663)

Assigned:2022-05-16
Published:2022-05-16
Updated:2022-06-07
Summary:This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
4.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-26712

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-macos-cve202226712-sec-bypass(226663)

Source: CCN
Type: Apple security document HT213256
About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.6.6

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256

Source: MISC
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 11.0 and < 11.6.6)
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 12.0.0 and < 12.4)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple macos *
    apple macos *