Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-26688
CVE-2022-26688
Description
An issue in the handling of symlinks was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious app with root privileges may be able to modify the contents of system files.
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Affected products
2before Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: before Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
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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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