CVE-2022-22582

2023-02-2720:15:11

CWE-59

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

476

cve-2022-22582

symlink validation

security update

macos

local user

arbitrary files

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

4.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.

Affected configurations

Vulners

NVD

Node

applemacosRange<12.3

applemacosRange<11.6

VendorProductVersionCPE
applemacos*cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
applemacos*cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
apple	macos	*	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
apple	macos	*	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "lessThan": "12.3",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "lessThan": "2022",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Apple",
    "product": "macOS",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "unspecified",
        "lessThan": "11.6",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]