Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2022-26727
Published: May 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63267
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26727
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 improperly imposed security restrictions in PackageKit. A local application can modify protected parts of the file system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26727
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.4 21F79, 10.15.7 19H1922