Apple macOS up to 12.3 Preview permissions

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Preview. This manipulation causes permissions. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-26693. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Preview. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permissions vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-281. The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/16/2022 by Wojciech Reguła as HT213257 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-26693. 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: Permissions
CWE: CWE-281 / 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

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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-2022-26693 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26693
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200173
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:30
Updated: 05/28/2022 14:40
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:30 (8), 05/18/2022 07:31 (10), 05/18/2022 07:34 (29), 05/25/2022 08:21 (1), 05/28/2022 14:36 (1), 05/28/2022 14:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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