CVE-2022-46704 is a logic issue affecting macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, and macOS Monterey 12.6.2, where an application could modify protected areas of the file system due to improper state management. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to achieve high integrity impact (I:H), but has no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability. Apple has addressed this issue with improved state management in the specified macOS updates.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.0, < 11.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0.0, < 12.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 11.7CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.6CPE 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:N/I:H/A:N
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