Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in macOS - CVE-2022-22646
Published: May 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76127
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22646
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 in PackageKit due to improperly imposed security restrictions. A local application can modify protected parts of the file system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22646
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 12.2 21D49