Is CVE-2022-22676 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-22676 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-22676?

CVE-2022-22676 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22676?

CVE-2022-22676 has an EPSS score of 0.68% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22676?

Upgrade macos to 12.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-22676

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An event handler validation issue in the XPC Services API was addressed by removing the service. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2. An application may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.2Fixed in:12.2CVE-2022-22676derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.