CVE-2022-22582

CWE-596 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
2.6%
top 14.37%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedFeb 27

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.3+2
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.6.5+1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.15.7

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-4r4v-x4wj-59wx: A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks↗2023-02-27
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CVEList
CVE-2022-22582: A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks↗2023-02-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2022-22582: macOS Big Sur 11.6.5↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22582: Security Update 2022-003 Catalina↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22582: macOS Monterey 12.3↗2022-03-14
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