Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-22616

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 8.1% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)8.1%top 5.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling1Metasploit

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.3
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