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.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344
Source: MITRE
Published: 2022-05-26
Updated: 2022-11-10
Type: CWE-59
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH