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macOS 27.x < 27.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (149521)

high Nessus Plugin ID 372122

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 27.x prior to 27.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - 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.
 (CVE-2022-26704)

 - An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. (CVE-2026-112413, CVE-2026-112414, CVE-2026-112415, CVE-2026-112416, CVE-2026-112423, CVE-2026-112425, CVE-2026-112449, CVE-2026-112455, CVE-2026-112456, CVE-2026-112461, CVE-2026-112464, CVE-2026-112466, CVE-2026-112468, CVE-2026-112469, CVE-2026-112470, CVE-2026-112476, CVE-2026-112477, CVE-2026-112479, CVE-2026-112486, CVE-2026-112488, CVE-2026-112491, CVE-2026-112501, CVE-2026-112514, CVE-2026-112515, CVE-2026-112516, CVE-2026-112517, CVE-2026-112522, CVE-2026-112546, CVE-2026-112554, CVE-2026-112559, CVE-2026-112561, CVE-2026-112566, CVE-2026-112571, CVE-2026-112576, CVE-2026-112606, CVE-2026-112614, CVE-2026-112615, CVE-2026-112621, CVE-2026-112622, CVE-2026-112623, CVE-2026-112624, CVE-2026-112625, CVE-2026-112626, CVE-2026-112627, CVE-2026-112628, CVE-2026-112629, CVE-2026-112630, CVE-2026-112632, CVE-2026-112633, CVE-2026-112634, CVE-2026-112638, CVE-2026-112639, CVE-2026-112640, CVE-2026-112642, CVE-2026-112651, CVE-2026-112652, CVE-2026-112653, CVE-2026-112654, CVE-2026-112655, CVE-2026-112656, CVE-2026-112659, CVE-2026-112660, CVE-2026-112665, CVE-2026-112671, CVE-2026-112673, CVE-2026-112676, CVE-2026-112678, CVE-2026-112680, CVE-2026-112682, CVE-2026-112683, CVE-2026-112684, CVE-2026-112686, CVE-2026-112689, CVE-2026-112690, CVE-2026-112693, CVE-2026-112695, CVE-2026-112697, CVE-2026-112698, CVE-2026-112699, CVE-2026-112705, CVE-2026-113896, CVE-2026-113898, CVE-2026-113904, CVE-2026-113907, CVE-2026-113909, CVE-2026-113910, CVE-2026-113913, CVE-2026-113915, CVE-2026-113949, CVE-2026-113952, CVE-2026-65350, CVE-2026-65397, CVE-2026-84495, CVE-2026-86969, CVE-2026-86970, CVE-2026-86971, CVE-2026-86972, CVE-2026-86973, CVE-2026-86974, CVE-2026-86985, CVE-2026-86986, CVE-2026-86991, CVE-2026-86992)

 - A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved input validation. (CVE-2026-112432, CVE-2026-112446, CVE-2026-112454, CVE-2026-112459, CVE-2026-112474, CVE-2026-112485, CVE-2026-112500, CVE-2026-112518, CVE-2026-112565, CVE-2026-112567, CVE-2026-112595, CVE-2026-112596, CVE-2026-112599, CVE-2026-112607, CVE-2026-112616, CVE-2026-112619, CVE-2026-112620, CVE-2026-112637, CVE-2026-112658, CVE-2026-112666, CVE-2026-112669, CVE-2026-112679, CVE-2026-112685, CVE-2026-112688, CVE-2026-112696, CVE-2026-113897, CVE-2026-113901, CVE-2026-113903, CVE-2026-113912, CVE-2026-113950, CVE-2026-84494, CVE-2026-86925, CVE-2026-86968, CVE-2026-86978, CVE-2026-86988)

 - A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. (CVE-2026-112563)

 - An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. (CVE-2026-86990)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to macOS 27.2 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/149521

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 372122

File Name: macos_149521.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/26/2026

Updated: 10/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 92.97

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26704

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:27.0, cpe:/o:apple:macos:27.0

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-26704, CVE-2026-112410, CVE-2026-112413, CVE-2026-112414, CVE-2026-112415, CVE-2026-112416, CVE-2026-112421, CVE-2026-112423, CVE-2026-112424, CVE-2026-112425, CVE-2026-112427, CVE-2026-112428, CVE-2026-112429, CVE-2026-112430, CVE-2026-112432, CVE-2026-112434, CVE-2026-112437, CVE-2026-112438, CVE-2026-112441, CVE-2026-112442, CVE-2026-112443, CVE-2026-112444, CVE-2026-112446, CVE-2026-112447, CVE-2026-112449, CVE-2026-112451, CVE-2026-112453, CVE-2026-112454, CVE-2026-112455, CVE-2026-112456, CVE-2026-112457, CVE-2026-112459, CVE-2026-112461, CVE-2026-112462, CVE-2026-112464, CVE-2026-112466, CVE-2026-112467, CVE-2026-112468, CVE-2026-112469, CVE-2026-112470, CVE-2026-112471, CVE-2026-112473, CVE-2026-112474, CVE-2026-112475, CVE-2026-112476, CVE-2026-112477, CVE-2026-112478, CVE-2026-112479, CVE-2026-112480, CVE-2026-112481, CVE-2026-112482, CVE-2026-112483, CVE-2026-112484, CVE-2026-112485, CVE-2026-112486, CVE-2026-112487, CVE-2026-112488, CVE-2026-112491, CVE-2026-112492, CVE-2026-112493, CVE-2026-112494, CVE-2026-112495, CVE-2026-112497, CVE-2026-112498, CVE-2026-112500, CVE-2026-112501, CVE-2026-112502, CVE-2026-112504, CVE-2026-112505, CVE-2026-112506, CVE-2026-112508, CVE-2026-112510, CVE-2026-112511, CVE-2026-112512, CVE-2026-112513, CVE-2026-112514, CVE-2026-112515, CVE-2026-112516, CVE-2026-112517, CVE-2026-112518, CVE-2026-112519, CVE-2026-112521, CVE-2026-112522, CVE-2026-112523, CVE-2026-112524, CVE-2026-112525, CVE-2026-112526, CVE-2026-112529, CVE-2026-112530, CVE-2026-112531, CVE-2026-112532, CVE-2026-112533, CVE-2026-112534, CVE-2026-112535, CVE-2026-112536, CVE-2026-112537, CVE-2026-112539, CVE-2026-112540, CVE-2026-112541, CVE-2026-112542, CVE-2026-112543, CVE-2026-112544, CVE-2026-112545, CVE-2026-112546, CVE-2026-112548, CVE-2026-112550, CVE-2026-112551, CVE-2026-112552, CVE-2026-112553, CVE-2026-112554, CVE-2026-112555, CVE-2026-112556, CVE-2026-112557, CVE-2026-112558, CVE-2026-112559, CVE-2026-112561, CVE-2026-112562, CVE-2026-112563, CVE-2026-112565, CVE-2026-112566, CVE-2026-112567, CVE-2026-112568, CVE-2026-112569, CVE-2026-112570, CVE-2026-112571, CVE-2026-112575, CVE-2026-112576, CVE-2026-112577, CVE-2026-112595, CVE-2026-112596, CVE-2026-112599, CVE-2026-112604, CVE-2026-112606, CVE-2026-112607, CVE-2026-112614, CVE-2026-112615, CVE-2026-112616, CVE-2026-112617, CVE-2026-112619, CVE-2026-112620, CVE-2026-112621, CVE-2026-112622, CVE-2026-112623, CVE-2026-112624, CVE-2026-112625, CVE-2026-112626, CVE-2026-112627, CVE-2026-112628, CVE-2026-112629, CVE-2026-112630, CVE-2026-112632, CVE-2026-112633, CVE-2026-112634, CVE-2026-112637, CVE-2026-112638, CVE-2026-112639, CVE-2026-112640, CVE-2026-112642, CVE-2026-112647, CVE-2026-112651, CVE-2026-112652, CVE-2026-112653, CVE-2026-112654, CVE-2026-112655, CVE-2026-112656, CVE-2026-112658, CVE-2026-112659, CVE-2026-112660, CVE-2026-112665, CVE-2026-112666, CVE-2026-112668, CVE-2026-112669, CVE-2026-112670, CVE-2026-112671, CVE-2026-112672, CVE-2026-112673, CVE-2026-112675, CVE-2026-112676, CVE-2026-112677, CVE-2026-112678, CVE-2026-112679, CVE-2026-112680, CVE-2026-112682, CVE-2026-112683, CVE-2026-112684, CVE-2026-112685, CVE-2026-112686, CVE-2026-112688, CVE-2026-112689, CVE-2026-112690, CVE-2026-112693, CVE-2026-112695, CVE-2026-112696, CVE-2026-112697, CVE-2026-112698, CVE-2026-112699, CVE-2026-112704, CVE-2026-112705, CVE-2026-112708, CVE-2026-113896, CVE-2026-113897, CVE-2026-113898, CVE-2026-113899, CVE-2026-113900, CVE-2026-113901, CVE-2026-113903, CVE-2026-113904, CVE-2026-113907, CVE-2026-113909, CVE-2026-113910, CVE-2026-113912, CVE-2026-113913, CVE-2026-113915, CVE-2026-113934, CVE-2026-113935, CVE-2026-113936, CVE-2026-113937, CVE-2026-113938, CVE-2026-113939, CVE-2026-113940, CVE-2026-113941, CVE-2026-113942, CVE-2026-113943, CVE-2026-113944, CVE-2026-113945, CVE-2026-113946, CVE-2026-113947, CVE-2026-113948, CVE-2026-113949, CVE-2026-113950, CVE-2026-113952, CVE-2026-65327, CVE-2026-65350, CVE-2026-65384, CVE-2026-65397, CVE-2026-84494, CVE-2026-84495, CVE-2026-84496, CVE-2026-84590, CVE-2026-86896, CVE-2026-86925, CVE-2026-86936, CVE-2026-86937, CVE-2026-86939, CVE-2026-86941, CVE-2026-86943, CVE-2026-86945, CVE-2026-86946, CVE-2026-86968, CVE-2026-86969, CVE-2026-86970, CVE-2026-86971, CVE-2026-86972, CVE-2026-86973, CVE-2026-86974, CVE-2026-86978, CVE-2026-86984, CVE-2026-86985, CVE-2026-86986, CVE-2026-86988, CVE-2026-86990, CVE-2026-86991, CVE-2026-86992

APPLE-SA: 149521