Race condition in macOS - CVE-2022-26701
Published: May 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63254
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26701
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 race condition in IOKit. A local application can exploit the race and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected software
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26701
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 12.4 21F79
Apple iOS - update to 15.5 19F77
iPadOS - update to 15.5 19F77
tvOS - update to 15.5 19L570
Apple iOS - update to 15.5 19F77
iPadOS - update to 15.5 19F77
tvOS - update to 15.5 19L570