Microsoft Details Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerability in Apple macOS Systems

Microsoft has disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Apple macOS that could be exploited by an attacker to get around security protections imposed to prevent the execution of malicious applications. The shortcoming, dubbed Achilles CVE-2022-42821, CVSS score: 5.5, was addressed by th...

Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability

On July 27, 2022, Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS that can allow attackers to bypass application execution restrictions imposed by Apple’s Gatekeeper security mechanism, designed to ensure only trusted apps run on Mac devices. We developed a proof-of-concept exploit to demonstrate t...

Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability

On July 27, 2022, Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS that can allow attackers to bypass application execution restrictions imposed by Apple’s Gatekeeper security mechanism, designed to ensure only trusted apps run on Mac devices. We developed a proof-of-concept exploit to demonstrate t...

CVE-2022-42821

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks...

CVE-2022-42821

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks...

Design/Logic Flaw

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks...

CVE-2022-42821: Protection Mechanism Failure

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks...

CVE-2022-42821

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks...

CVE-2022-42821

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks...

CVE-2022-42821

CVE-2022-42821 is a macOS Gatekeeper bypass vulnerability caused by a logic issue that allows an app to bypass Gatekeeper checks. The NVD/NVD-derived entries indicate the issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, and macOS Ventura 13. The primary impact described across sourc...

About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.2

About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.2 This document describes the security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.2. About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or...

macOS 11.x < 11.7.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213534)

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 11.x prior to 11.7.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An a...

macOS 12.x < 12.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213533)

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.6.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose...

CVE-2022-32910

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper...

CVE-2022-32910

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper...

Input validation

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper...

CVE-2022-32910

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper...

CVE-2022-32910

CVE-2022-32910 affects Apple's Archive Utility on macOS Big Sur 11.6.8 and macOS Monterey 12.5 (also Catalina Security Update 2022-005). It is a logic issue that could let a specially crafted archive bypass Gatekeeper checks, potentially allowing an unsigned and unnotarized app to run without use...

CVE-2022-32910: Protection Mechanism Failure

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper...

CVE-2022-32910

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An archive may be able to bypass Gatekeeper...