PT-2022-26579 · Apple · Apple Macos

Csaba Fitzl + 3 · Published 2022-10-24 · Updated 2025-05-05 · CVE-2022-42788

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 13

Description A permissions issue existed, allowing a malicious application to potentially read sensitive location information. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation.

Recommendations For versions prior to 13, update to macOS Ventura 13 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive location information until the update is applied.

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-42788

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42788 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42788 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-42788 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102853 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/120866 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/52434 · Telegram Post