CVE-2022-26718
An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in...
An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-26718- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-26718- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-31268 No score
An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2022-31268- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4q7w-p44q-84m5
An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in...
An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
GHSA-4q7w-p44q-84m5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- 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-2022-26718 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.