Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-26726

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in watchOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.3% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)2.3%top 16.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, watchOS 8.6, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An app may be able to capture a user's screen.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before 8.6
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before 2022
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before 11.6
Apple	watchOS	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/HT213253 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 x_refsource_MISC