CVE-2022-26721

CWE-6656 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.4%
top 41.07%
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

A memory initialization issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. 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 Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/security_update_-_catalinaunspecified — 2022
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 11.6+1
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.6.6+1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.15.7+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hccr-jq9j-39mv: A memory initialization issue was addressed↗2022-05-27
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CVEList
CVE-2022-26721: A memory initialization issue was addressed↗2022-05-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2022-26721: macOS Monterey 12.4↗2022-05-16
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Apple
CVE-2022-26721: Security Update 2022-004 Catalina↗2022-05-16
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Apple
CVE-2022-26721: macOS Big Sur 11.6.6↗2022-05-16
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