CVE-2022-22644

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: March 18, 2022 at 05:59 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:28 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.7%

Description

A privacy issue existed in the handling of Contact cards. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to access information about a user's contacts.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 12.312.0 ≤ v < 12.3

Affected range stops below 12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

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