Medium severity · published May 26, 2022
CVE-2022-26691
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management
6.7
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
11.0 before 11.6.5; after 12.0.0 before 12.3 · source: NVD
CU
Cups · Apple
before 499.4 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0; 11.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
35; 36 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; +9 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26691
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26691
Patch
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00039.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO/
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
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