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CVE-2022-22582 Details

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	10.15.7 - 10.15.7 security_update_2020 10.15.7 security_update_2020-001 10.15.7 security_update_2020-005 10.15.7 security_update_2020-007
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-005:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-007:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-007:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-008:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:::::: cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple macos	>= 11.0, < 11.6.5 >= 12.0.0, < 12.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 7, 2023	Initial Analysis	[email protected]