Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in macOS - CVE-2022-42793
Published: October 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68673
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42793
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect verification of cryptographic signature within the Security component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into running a malicious app that appears to have a valid signature and compromise the affected system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42793
Install updates from vendor's website.