cve-2022-26704
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-05-26 18:43
Modified
2024-08-03 05:11
Severity
Summary
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks and was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
References
SourceURLTags
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0032/MNDT-2022-0032.mdTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343Mailing List
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
VendorProduct
ApplemacOS
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