CVE-2022-26754 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting macOS Monterey 12.4 and earlier, allowing an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges due to insufficient memory handling. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk as an unprivileged attacker could achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user is tricked into running a malicious application. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.0, < 12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.4CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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