CVE-2022-26767

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Published May 26, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 11.6

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.4

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-31317	The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.620% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257

History

May 30, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

CWE-863

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 30, 2025, 6:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: May 26, 2022, 7:22 PM
Updated: May 30, 2025, 6:50 PM
Reserved: Mar 8, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:11 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:11 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 26, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:35 AM

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