Vulnerability · Published Jun 28, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-48505
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key 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 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-639