CVE-2022-26712 Privilege escalation in macOS

What is CVE-2022-26712?

CVE-2022-26712 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 26 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26712?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-26712 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos

• CVE-2026-65400 Apple macOS Improper Authentication Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-44146 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-44148 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-38586 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0
• CVE-2023-40455 Security feature bypass in macOS Critical 10.0

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5vrr-vcqg-9m85.