CVE-2022-26704

high

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks and was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

References

https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0032/MNDT-2022-0032.md

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13

https://gergelykalman.com/no-CVE-batsignal-a-macos-lpe.html

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-05-26

Updated: 2022-11-10

Named Vulnerability: BatSignal

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00197

Detections

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