CVE-2022-26772

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 May 2025, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-119

21 Nov 2024, 06:54

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-05-26 20:15

Updated : 2025-05-30 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-26772

Mitre link : CVE-2022-26772

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-26772

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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