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CVE-2022-26691

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
44.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0059 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19499-16823Fixed in: 2.3.3op2-8
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19950-17086Fixed in: 2.3.3op2-8
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17722-17084
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 2.3.3op2-8
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 cups 2.3.3op2-8 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 2.3.3op2-8
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 cups 2.3.3op2-9 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 2.3.3op2-8
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 cups 2.4.10-1 on Azure Linux 3.0
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 2.3.3op2-8
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: cups-1:2.3.3op2-13.el9_0.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: cups-1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: cups-1:2.2.6-28.el8_1.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportFixed in: cups-1:2.2.6-33.el8_2.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: cups-1:2.2.6-38.el8_4.1
View patch
applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2024-Apr/CVE-2022-26691

CVE-2022-26691

Apr 9, 2024
redhatCVE-2022-26691Important

cups: authorization bypass when using "local" authorization

May 25, 2022
microsoft2022-May/CVE-2022-26691Moderate

A 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

References

github.com / mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md
Third Party Advisory
github.com / OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00039.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213183
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213184
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213185
Release NotesVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5149
Third Party Advisory