Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-26698

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-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 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. Processing a maliciously crafted AppleScript binary may result in unexpected application termination or disclosure of process memory.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	Security Update - Catalina	unspecified – before 2022
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.6
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.4

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 x_refsource_MISC