CVE-2022-32786

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents4 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedSep 23
Latest updateSep 25

Description

An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.5+2
▶NVDapple/macos11.0 — 11.6.8+3
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.15.7

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-xhq5-7429-4hrv: An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation↗2022-09-25
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CVEList
CVE-2022-32786: An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation↗2022-09-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2022-32786: Security Update 2022-005 Catalina↗2022-07-20
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Apple
CVE-2022-32786: macOS Big Sur 11.6.8↗2022-07-20
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Apple
CVE-2022-32786: macOS Monterey 12.5↗2022-07-20
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CVE-2022-32786 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | An issue in the handling of environ | cvebase.io