Apple macOS xar symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component xar. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-22582. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component xar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/14/2022 by Richard Warren as HT213183 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-22582. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A local user may be able to write arbitrary files

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

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-27727). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/05/2022 🔍
03/14/2022 +68 days 🔍
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04/28/2026 +1505 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213183
Researcher: Richard Warren
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22582 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22582
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195095
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 10:46
Updated: 04/28/2026 10:28
Changes: 03/15/2022 10:46 (7), 03/15/2022 10:47 (10), 03/15/2022 10:50 (28), 03/18/2022 09:05 (1), 04/28/2026 10:28 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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