Is CVE-2022-26696 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-26696 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-26696?

CVE-2022-26696 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-26696?

CVE-2022-26696 has an EPSS score of 0.32% (24th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26696?

Upgrade macos to 12.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-26696

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved environment sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.4Fixed in:12.4CVE-2022-26696derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

24thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 24% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2013-2465	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21412	High	8.1	95%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2013-0431	Medium	5.3	90%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-40536	High	8.1	82%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-1003030	Critical	9.9	76%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-0411	High	7.0	67%	KEV	Fix

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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 2025-05-28.