Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-26767

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization 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 50% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.6
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.4

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

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