VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-26688
A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.