CVE-2022-22582

Published Feb 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 17.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-27727 A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apple
Published
Updated
Mar 11, 2025, 5:12 PM
Reserved
Jan 5, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 27, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:28 AM