Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-22582
CVE-2022-22582
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A local user may be able to write arbitrary files.
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Affected products
2<= 11.6.5, <= 12.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <= 11.6.5, <= 12.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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