VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-26688

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-05-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Primary references