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OS X update for AppKit (CVE-2022-22665)

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OS X update for AppKit (CVE-2022-22665)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/18/2022
Created
03/19/2022
Added
03/18/2022
Modified
06/07/2022

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2022-003-catalina
  • apple-osx-security-update-2022-004-catalina
  • apple-osx-upgrade-11_6_6
  • apple-osx-upgrade-12_3

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