Apple macOS up to 13.0 Printing Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Printing. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-42862. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS (Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Printing. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 12/13/2022 by Mickey Jin as HT213532 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-42862. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

Upgrading to version 13.1 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 by removing the vulnerable code.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.1

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +63 days 🔍
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12/14/2022 +1 days 🔍
04/22/2025 +859 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213532
Researcher: Mickey Jin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215769
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2022 11:44
Updated: 04/22/2025 01:50
Changes: 12/14/2022 11:44 (17), 12/14/2022 11:47 (28), 01/12/2023 09:33 (2), 01/12/2023 09:36 (11), 04/22/2025 01:50 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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