Apple macOS up to 12.3 PackageKit access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PackageKit. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-26727. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component PackageKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2022 by Mickey Jin as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-26727. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

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 entitlements.

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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: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / 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: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26727 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200172
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:30
Updated: 05/28/2022 14:35
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:30 (18), 05/18/2022 07:33 (29), 05/25/2022 08:18 (1), 05/28/2022 14:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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