Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2022-26696
This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-26696?
- CVE-2022-26696 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2022-26696?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-26696 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.