vulnerability
OS X update for Spotlight (CVE-2022-26704)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 26, 2022 | Jun 1, 2022 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 26, 2022
Added
Jun 1, 2022
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks and was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Solutions
apple-osx-security-update-2022-005-catalinaapple-osx-upgrade-11_6_8apple-osx-upgrade-12_4
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