CVE-2022-26691 is a logic issue affecting Apple products (Catalina, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur), Debian, Fedora Project, and OpenPrinting, which could allow an application to gain elevated privileges due to improper state management. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges for exploitation and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 499.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.15, < 10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
CVE-2022-26691
Apr 9, 2024cups: authorization bypass when using "local" authorization
May 25, 2022A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina macOS Monterey 12.3 macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
May 10, 2022