Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-22647

Medium 4.6

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)4.6Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. A person with access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login Window.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.3
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.6
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 2022

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185 x_refsource_MISC