CVE-2022-26691 Privilege escalation in macOS
Medium 6.7
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-26691 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-26691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 26 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26691 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Apple Cups. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26691/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26691/index.md)
A logic issue in macOS allows an application to gain elevated privileges, requiring users to apply security updates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-26691?
CVE-2022-26691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 26 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Weakness: CWE-697
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26691?
It affects 6 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
cups Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-client-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-filesystem Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-ipptool Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-ipptool-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-lpd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-lpd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-client-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-ipptool-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups-lpd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2 |
cups Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-client Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-client-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-filesystem Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-ipptool Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-ipptool-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-lpd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-lpd-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-printerapp Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-printerapp-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-client-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-ipptool-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
cups-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1 |
Products include Apple Cups, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Openprinting Cups.
How do I fix CVE-2022-26691?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-26691 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26691 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Cups
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-26691, AZL-37072, CLSA-2022-1655840189, CLSA-2022-1655840327, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26691, DLA-3029-1 and 14 more.