Auth bypass in Apple tvOS

CVE-2022-26724

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5. A local user may be able to enable iCloud Photos without authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-26724: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26724?
CVE-2022-26724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple tvOS, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-26724?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.