Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2022-26694
Published: May 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63243
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26694
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a plug-in may be able to inherit the application's permissions to access user data in Contacts component. A local application can abuse such behavior and gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26694
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 12.4 21F79