State Issues in macOS - CVE-2022-42807

 

State Issues in macOS - CVE-2022-42807

Published: May 8, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75775
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42807
CWE-ID: CWE-371
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a logic issue in Photos. A user can accidentally add a participant to a Shared Album by pressing the Delete key.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-42807

Install updates from vendor's website.

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