SB2023051636 - Privilege escalation in Intel MacCPUID
Published: May 16, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023051636
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27180)
CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled search path, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.