VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-26704
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks and was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.12%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks and was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.12% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0032/MNDT-2022-0032.mdTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343Mailing List
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0032/MNDT-2022-0032.mdTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343Mailing List
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.