CVE-2022-26688

CWE-596 documents4 sources
Severity
4.4MEDIUM
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedMay 26
Latest updateMay 27

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.3+2
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.6.5+1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.15 — 10.15.7+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fqvv-c6v9-fvqv: An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation↗2022-05-27
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CVEList
CVE-2022-26688: An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation↗2022-05-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2022-26688: macOS Big Sur 11.6.5↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-26688: Security Update 2022-003 Catalina↗2022-03-14
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Apple
CVE-2022-26688: macOS Monterey 12.3↗2022-03-14
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CVE-2022-26688 (MEDIUM CVSS 4.4) | An issue in the handling of symlink | cvebase.io