Apple macOS up to 12.3 Contacts permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Contacts. Performing a manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-26694. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Contacts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 05/16/2022 by Wojciech Reguła as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-26694. 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:

A plug-in may be able to inherit the application's permissions and access user data

Upgrading to version 12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.4

Timelineinfo

03/08/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +68 days 🔍
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05/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/28/2022 +10 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213257
Researcher: Wojciech Reguła
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26694 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26694
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200145
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:18
Updated: 05/28/2022 12:38
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:18 (18), 05/18/2022 07:22 (29), 05/24/2022 16:16 (1), 05/28/2022 12:31 (1), 05/28/2022 12:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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