CVE-2022-26690

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS Score

Published: May 26, 2022 at 05:47 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:35 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity

MEDIUM4.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

Description: A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected

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

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 12.312.0.0 ≤ 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_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

CVSS

4.7MEDIUM[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-362

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