Apple macOS up to 12.3 ImageIO information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-26725. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was published 05/16/2022 by Andrew Williams and Avi Drissman as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-26725. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

Photo location information may persist after it is removed with Preview Inspector

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:

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: macOS 12.4

Timelineinfo

03/08/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +68 days 🔍
05/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/28/2022 +10 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213257
Researcher: Andrew Williams, Avi Drissman
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200150
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:20
Updated: 05/28/2022 13:16
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:20 (9), 05/18/2022 07:21 (9), 05/18/2022 07:24 (29), 05/24/2022 16:53 (1), 05/28/2022 13:16 (1)
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