Apple macOS up to 12.3 SoftwareUpdate access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 12.3. This affects an unknown part of the component SoftwareUpdate. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-26728. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.3 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component SoftwareUpdate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 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 handled as CVE-2022-26728. 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 access restricted files

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.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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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: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26728 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200180
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 07:34
Updated: 05/28/2022 15:04
Changes: 05/18/2022 07:34 (18), 05/18/2022 07:37 (29), 05/25/2022 08:41 (1), 05/28/2022 15:04 (1)
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