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CVE-2022-26727

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-05-26 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products

• macOS: from 10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-004 (+7) — fixed in 10.15.7
• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.4 — fixed in 12.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15.7; Apple macOS 12.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257

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