High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-26697

Description

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. Processing a maliciously crafted AppleScript binary may result in unexpected application termination or disclosure of process memory.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy2 versions
<=2022-004 Catalina, <=12.4 Monterey, <=11.6.6 Big Sur+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=2022-004 Catalina, <=12.4 Monterey, <=11.6.6 Big Sur
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Apple Inc./Security Update 2021-008 Catalinacpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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