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CVE-2022-26704
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2022-05-26 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-59
Description
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.
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 (+11) — fixed in 10.15.7
- Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.8; from 12.0.0 before 12.4 — fixed in 11.6.8, 12.4
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15.7; Apple macOS 11.6.8, 12.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
In the news
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0032/MNDT-2022-0032.md
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0032/MNDT-2022-0032.md
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344
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