Apple macOS PackageKit access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PackageKit. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-32786. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality 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 summary by CVE is:

An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

The weakness was released 07/20/2022 by Mickey Jin as HT213345 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-32786. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35852). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
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05/23/2025 +1036 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213345
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32786 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32786
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204891
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2022 12:48
Updated: 05/23/2025 03:50
Changes: 07/22/2022 12:48 (15), 07/22/2022 12:51 (29), 08/20/2022 09:38 (1), 05/22/2025 22:36 (15), 05/23/2025 03:50 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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