PT-2022-21473 · Apple · Macos Catalina+3

Mickey Jin · Published 2022-05-16 · Updated 2022-11-03 · CVE-2022-32794

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description A logic issue was addressed with improved state management, which may allow an app to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 12.4, update to macOS Monterey 12.4 or later. For macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.6.6, update to macOS Big Sur 11.6.6 or later. For macOS Catalina versions prior to Security Update 2022-004, apply Security Update 2022-004.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-32794

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Macos Big Sur

Macos Catalina

Macos Monterey

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32794 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32794 · 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-2022-32794 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102871 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102873 · Note