An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management
Published Sep 23, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.27%
Description
An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<11.6
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<12.5
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<2022
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<15.6
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<15.6
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<8.7
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
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| Apple | macOS | n/a |
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| Apple | tvOS | n/a |
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| Apple | watchOS | n/a |
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- < 15.6
- < 15.6
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- < 10.15.7
- ≥ 11.0 · < 11.6.8
- ≥ 12.0 · < 12.5
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- < 15.6
- < 8.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed May 22, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00269) | 17.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 15.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00025) | 4.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 41.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 39.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 36.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 31.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 26.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 19.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.