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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – < 12.4 | 12.4 |
Advisories 5
- WID-SEC-2026-4165 Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS und Safari: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 2, 2026
- NCSC-2026-0455 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Apple MacOS NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Oct 28, 2026
- NCSC-2026-0456 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Apple iOS en iPadOS NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Oct 27, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0778 Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 20, 2025
- WID-SEC-2022-1057 Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 21, 2023
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344
- 20220721 APPLE-SA-2022-07-20-4 Security Update 2022-005 Catalina mailing-list
- 20220721 APPLE-SA-2022-07-20-3 macOS Big Sur 11.6.8 mailing-list
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0032/MNDT-2022-0032.md