PT-2021-7581 · Apple · Apple Macos

R3Ggi + 4 · Published 2021-12-22 · Updated 2025-08-12 · CVE-2022-26696

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 12.4

Description The issue is related to a sandboxed process that may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions. This is due to insufficient access control when handling XPC messages in the LaunchServices service of Mac OS. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions and escalate their privileges. The issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization.

Recommendations For versions prior to 12.4, update to macOS Monterey 12.4 to fix the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the LaunchServices to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Protection Mechanism Failure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-693

CWE-265

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-00150

CVE-2022-26696

ZDI-22-1066

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 15

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26696 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26696 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-00150 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1066 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/7224 · Telegram Post
• https://reddit.com/r/CVEWatch/comments/1mmeqj6/top_10_trending_cves_10082025 · Reddit Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/36548 · Telegram Post
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-15588 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102871 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26696 · Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/3732 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/minacrissDev_/status/1955201220034900357 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/hackyboiz/status/1953758085040025919 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50164 · Telegram Post