{"id":"CVE-2022-22582","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-22582","generatedAt":"2026-11-04T23:41:07.702Z","title":"A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.","description":"A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.","published":"2023-02-27T20:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:28:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-59"],"affected":["apple/mac os x","apple/macos"],"epss":{"score":0.17577,"percentile":0.97147,"date":"2026-11-03","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22582","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}