CVE-2022-22656

Apple Security Advisory 2022-03-14-4

Severity Score

3.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged in user’s desktop from the fast user switching screen.

Se abordó un problema de autenticación con una administración de estados mejorada. Este problema es corregido en macOS Big Sur versión 11.6.5, macOS Monterey versión 12.3 y Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. Un atacante local puede ser capaz de visualizar el escritorio del usuario conectado anteriormente desde la pantalla de cambio rápido de usuario

macOS Monterey 12.3 addresses buffer overflow, bypass, code execution, denial of service, null pointer, out of bounds read, out of bounds write, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-01-05 CVE Reserved
2022-03-15 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-04-05 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183	2022-11-02
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184	2022-11-02
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185	2022-11-02

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				>= 10.15 < 10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " >= 10.15 < 10.15.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2022-001		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2022-002		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 11.6 < 11.6.5 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 11.6 < 11.6.5"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 12.0 < 12.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 12.0 < 12.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version "10.15.7"		-		Affected