CVE-2022-22582 (GCVE-0-2022-22582)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-11 17:12
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Summary
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.
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CWE
  • A local user may be able to write arbitrary files
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 12.3 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 2022 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.6 (custom)
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