Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2022-26723
Published: May 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63274
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26723
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when mounting SMB shares. A remote attacker can trick the victim to mound a specially crafted SMB share, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26723
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.4 21F79, 11.6.6 20G624