CVE-2022-26696
This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS...
This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
CVE-2022-26696- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
CVE-2022-26696- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31246
This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
EUVD-2022-31246- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-63xv-5555-rrjh
This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS...
This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
- Record
GHSA-63xv-5555-rrjh- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-693
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-26696 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apple Macos, published September 20, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.