Critical severity · published May 26, 2022
CVE-2022-26776
This issue was addressed with improved checks
9.8
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% 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 11.6.6; 12.0.0 before 12.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26776
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26776
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213253
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213254
support.apple.com
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258
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