Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2022-22616
Published: March 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61305
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22616
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in BOM when processing ZIP files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted ZIP archive, bypass Gatekeeper checks and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22616
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.3 21E230, 10.15.7 19H1823, 11.6.5 20G527