CVE-2022-32786 (GCVE-0-2022-32786)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-23 18:59 – Updated: 2025-05-22 19:10
VLAI
Summary
An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-22 19:10 UTC
CWE
  • An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
apple CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 37/100 over 992 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 12.5 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.6 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 2022 (custom)
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