Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-22656

Description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged in user’s desktop from the fast user switching screen.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Big Surllm-fuzzy
Range: = 11.6.5
Apple Inc./Security Updatellm-fuzzy
Range: = 2022-003
Apple Inc./macOS Montereyllm-fuzzy
Range: = 12.3
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185nvdVendor Advisory

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