CVE-2022-26688

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 12.3
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 11.6
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 2022

References

Timeline

Published
May 26, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2022-26688: Medium severity, CVSS 4.4 | Vulnix