PT-2022-18027 · Apple · Apple Macos

Jinmo123 + 1 · Published 2022-05-16 · Updated 2022-06-08 · CVE-2022-26721

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to Monterey 12.4 macOS versions prior to Big Sur 11.6.6 macOS Catalina versions prior to Security Update 2022-004

Description A memory initialization issue was addressed, which may allow a malicious application to gain root privileges.

Recommendations For macOS Catalina, apply Security Update 2022-004 to resolve the issue. For macOS Big Sur, update to version 11.6.6 or later to resolve the issue. For macOS Monterey, update to version 12.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Initialization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-665

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-26721

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26721 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26721 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-26721 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/31254 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102871 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102873 · Note