cve-2022-26688
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-05-26 17:46
Modified
2024-08-03 05:11
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
0.03% (0.05289)
Summary
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.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.3
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 11.6
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 2022
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