Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-26691
Medium 6.7
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 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | cups | 2.4.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-26691 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | cups | 2.4.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-26691 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | cups | 2.4.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-26691 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | cups | 2.4.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-26691 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | cups | 2.4.2-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-26691 |
| Debian:12 | cups | 2.4.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26691 |
| Debian:13 | cups | 2.4.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26691 |
| Debian:14 | cups | 2.4.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26691 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | cups | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 | RLSA-2022:5056 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | cups | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 | RLSA-2022:4990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | cups | 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.1 | USN-5454-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | cups | 2.4.1op1-1ubuntu4.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26691 |
Affected products (as reported)
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
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220527 [SECURITY] [DLA 3029-1] cups security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-5149 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2022-09a89bc265 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2022-39e057bc6d vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA