CVE-2022-46697 (GCVE-0-2022-46697)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-15 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-21 13:49
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Summary
An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.1 (custom)
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