Apple macOS prior 12.2 PackageKit permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PackageKit. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-22583. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component PackageKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 01/26/2022 as HT213054 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22583. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An application may be able to access restricted files

Upgrading to version 12.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: macOS 12.2

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
01/26/2022 +21 days 🔍
01/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2022 +1 days 🔍
01/29/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213054
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22583 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22583
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191741
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2022 13:08
Updated: 01/29/2022 14:57
Changes: 01/27/2022 13:08 (17), 01/27/2022 13:11 (28), 01/29/2022 14:57 (1)
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