High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-26722
CVE-2022-26722
Description
A memory initialization issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
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Affected products
4Security Update 2022-004+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: Security Update 2022-004
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
>= 11.6.6, >= 12.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 11.6.6, >= 12.4
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257nvdVendor Advisory
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