CVE-2022-26688

2022-05-2617:46:24

apple

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5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.9%

JSON

An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "macOS",
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "12.3",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "macOS",
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "11.6",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "macOS",
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "2022",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]