CVE-2022-22582 json
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks.
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-27727
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 17.6%
- EPSS 17.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.
Patch / fix
- Apple macOS 11.6, 12.3, 2022
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
17.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Apple macOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
-
support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213183
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213184
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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support.apple.com
/en-us/HT213185
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-22582
- NVD CVE-2022-22582
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