CVE-2022-26712
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey...
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-26712- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-26712- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31262 No score
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-31262- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5vrr-vcqg-9m85
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey...
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
GHSA-5vrr-vcqg-9m85- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-26712 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Macos, published May 26, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.