CVE-2022-22665 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Macos

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management8 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 43.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedMar 18
Latest updateMay 16

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.3
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.6.5+1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.15 — 10.15.7+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-cwhg-jqwm-5f92: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation↗2022-03-19
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CVEList
CVE-2022-22665: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation↗2022-03-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2022-22665: Security Update 2022-004 Catalina↗2022-05-16
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Apple
CVE-2022-22665: macOS Big Sur 11.6.6↗2022-05-16
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Apple
CVE-2022-22665: macOS Monterey 12.3↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22665: Security Update 2022-003 Catalina↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-22665: macOS Big Sur 11.6.5↗2022-03-14
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