Vulnerability in Apple Macos
CVE-2022-22582
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.
EPSS: 0.177 (96.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apple Macos — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.15.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22582?
- CVE-2022-22582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22582?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-22582 known to be exploited?
- 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.