PT-2022-7235 · Apple · Apple Macos

Mickey Jin + 1 · Published 2022-10-24 · Updated 2024-03-13 · CVE-2022-42816

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description A logic issue was addressed with improved state management, which may allow an app to modify protected parts of the file system. The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Beta Access Utility component of the macOS operating system, potentially enabling an attacker to modify arbitrary files.

Recommendations For versions prior to 13, update to macOS Ventura 13 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive file system areas to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-00531

CVE-2022-42816

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 14

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42816 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00531 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42816 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-42816 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67753 · Telegram Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/73298 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/73747 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/120895 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102853 · Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022102521 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084 · Note