CVE-2022-26688

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 Medium 4.4
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2022-26688
  • Assigner
  • product-security@apple.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2022-05-26T18:15:09
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-06-08T18:09:14
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-59 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 10.15 10.15.7
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-007:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-007:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-008:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 11.0 11.6.5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 12.0.0 12.3
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • HIGH
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.4
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 0.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26688
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26688
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-26 19:00:09 Added to TrackCVE