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CVE-2022-22665

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• macOS: from 10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2020, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-005, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-007, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001 (+8) — fixed in 10.15.7
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.5; from 12.0 before 12.3 — fixed in 11.6.5, 12.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15.7; Apple macOS 11.6.5, 12.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213184
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213185
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213184
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213185

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