Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-42821

Medium 5.5

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 3.9% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)3.9%top 9.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.7
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 13
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.6

Weakness: CWE-693 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533
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