CVE-2022-26743

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An attacker that has already achieved code execution in macOS Recovery may be able to escalate to kernel privileges.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

07 Jun 2022, 20:52

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
First Time		Apple Apple macos
CWE		CWE-787
References	~~(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 -~~	(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 - Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 6.9 v3 : 7.0

26 May 2022, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-05-26 20:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:22

NVD link : CVE-2022-26743

Mitre link : CVE-2022-26743

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-26743

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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