Vulnerability in Apple Cups
CVE-2022-26691
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.
EPSS: 0.006 (44.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Cups
- Apple Macos — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.15.7
- Openprinting Cups
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- product-security@apple.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-26691?
- CVE-2022-26691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, classified under Incorrect Comparison. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-26691?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-26691 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.