External Control of File Name or Path in macOS - CVE-2022-46723
Published: February 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72581
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46723
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary files to the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the Calendar. A remote attacker can write arbitrary files to the victim's system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-46723
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.6.1 21G217, 11.7.1 20G918