CVE-2022-26688

medium

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.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-05-26

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.4

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0003