Race condition in macOS - CVE-2022-46713
Published: February 27, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72582
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-2022-46713
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 PackageKit. A local application can exploit the race and modify protected parts of the file system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-46713
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 12.6.1 21G217, 11.7.1 20G918, 13.0 22A380