High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-26718

Description

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Big Surllm-fuzzy
Range: = 11.6.6
Apple Inc./macOS Montereyllm-fuzzy
Range: = 12.4
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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

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