Description
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0045
EPSS Percentile
35.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-667
Status
published
Products (3)
apple/mac_os_x
10.15.7 security_update_2020-001 (12 CPE variants)
apple/macos
10.15.7 (2 CPE variants)
apple/macos
< 10.15.7
Published
Aug 24, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026