CVE-2022-26727 Privilege escalation in Security Update - Catalina

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A malicious application can modify protected file system parts due to insufficient entitlements, requiring a security update.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-26727?

CVE-2022-26727 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, 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 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26727?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26727?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26727 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-26727 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j2hf-jfff-fhwj.

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