CVE-2022-22585 — Link Following in Apple IOS AND Ipados

CWE-59 — Link Following7 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.31%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
Apple IOS AND IpadosApple MacosApple Tvos+6 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateMar 19

Description

An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3. An application may be able to access a user's files.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages14 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.2+1
▶NVDapple/macos12.0.0 — 12.2+1
▶Appleapple/macos_big_sur11.6.3
▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 15.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-9fx7-23qc-wwjv: An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks↗2022-03-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2022-22585: iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3↗2022-01-26
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Apple
CVE-2022-22585: watchOS 8.4↗2022-01-26
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Apple
CVE-2022-22585: macOS Monterey 12.2↗2022-01-26
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Apple
CVE-2022-22585: tvOS 15.3↗2022-01-26
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Apple
CVE-2022-22585: macOS Big Sur 11.6.3↗2022-01-26
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