CVE-2022-26721

2022-05-2618:52:36

apple

www.cve.org

memory initialization

security update

catalina

macos monterey

macos big sur

root privilege escalation

AI Score

8.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

32.2%

JSON

A memory initialization issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Security Update - Catalina",
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "2022",
        "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": "12.4",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]