6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-26691
Apple macOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

May 26, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:45 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-26691 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple cups
2 Apple macos
3 Apple mac_os_x
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Openprinting cups
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-26691.

URL Resource
https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00039.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5149 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-26691 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-26691 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U/
    Removed Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO/
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-697
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openprinting:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4.2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00039.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5149 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5149 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 499.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.15 up to (excluding) 10.15.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-008:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.6.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 12.0.0 up to (excluding) 12.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5149 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-26691 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-26691 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-41: Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.26168

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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