CVE-2022-22582

Medium

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductApple Macos
PublishedFeb 27, 2023
First seenFeb 27, 2023

How to fix

Update
  • apple macos11.6.5, 12.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apple macos11.0 ≤ v < 11.6.5, 12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.311.6.5, 12.3
apple mac_os_x10.15.7—

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