CVE-2022-26688: Medium severity apple macos vulnerability

Published Mar 14, 2022
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Updated

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.

Other sources

PackageKit. An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation.

Credit

Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro)

Affected Software

20 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.6.5
11.6.5
Apple Catalina
Apple macOS Monterey<12.3
12.3
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-008
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple macOS>=11.0<11.6.5
Apple macOS>=12.0.0<12.3

Event History

May 26, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:46 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-26688.

2

What software is affected by CVE-2022-26688?

CVE-2022-26688 affects Apple macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur (up to version 11.6.5), and macOS Monterey (up to version 12.3).

3

How serious is CVE-2022-26688?

The severity of CVE-2022-26688 has not been specified.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-26688?

To fix CVE-2022-26688, update your Apple macOS to the latest version available.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-26688?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-26688 on the Apple Support website.

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