CVE-2022-26698 — Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Macos

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read6 documents4 sources
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple MacosApple Security Update CatalinaApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedMay 26
Latest updateMay 27

Description

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. Processing a maliciously crafted AppleScript binary may result in unexpected application termination or disclosure of process memory.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/security_update_catalinaunspecified — 2022
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 11.6+1
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.6.6+1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.15 — 10.15.7+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-rv9w-79m2-x28c: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved bounds checking↗2022-05-27
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CVEList
CVE-2022-26698: An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved bounds checking↗2022-05-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2022-26698: macOS Big Sur 11.6.6↗2022-05-16
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Apple
CVE-2022-26698: macOS Monterey 12.4↗2022-05-16
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Apple
CVE-2022-26698: Security Update 2022-004 Catalina↗2022-05-16
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