CVE-2022-26720 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Apple macOS, specifically Catalina, Monterey, and Big Sur. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) could allow a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges due to insufficient bounds checking. While the vulnerability has been patched in macOS Monterey 12.4 and other updates, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 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_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.