CVE-2022-46723

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Published Feb 27, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files.

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	< 11.7

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.6

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-2022-49512	This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.1. A remote user may be able to write arbitrary files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.928% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213493
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213494

History

Mar 11, 2025 2:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-787
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 2:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Feb 27, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 11, 2025, 2:08 PM
Reserved: Dec 7, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:39 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 2:39 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:12 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 27, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:12 AM

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Red Hat No data

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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