CVE-2022-26707 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A user may be able to view sensitive user information.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00169.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-31257	An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A user may be able to view sensitive user information.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257

History

Thu, 22 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2022-09-23T18:58:30.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-22T15:50:00.811Z

Reserved: 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-26707

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T05:11:44.083Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-23T19:15:11.407

Modified: 2025-05-22T16:15:51.983

Link: CVE-2022-26707

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "macOS", "vendor": "Apple", "versions": [{"lessThan": "12.4", "status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A user may be able to view sensitive user information."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "A user may be able to view sensitive user information", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2022-09-23T18:58:30.000Z", "orgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "shortName": "apple"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "product-security@apple.com", "ID": "CVE-2022-26707", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "macOS", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_affected": "<", "version_value": "12.4"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "Apple"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A user may be able to view sensitive user information."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "A user may be able to view sensitive user information"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T05:11:44.083Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257"}]}, {"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-20", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-20 Improper Input Validation"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-05-22T15:49:55.292734Z", "id": "CVE-2022-26707", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-22T15:50:00.811Z"}}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "assignerShortName": "apple", "cveId": "CVE-2022-26707", "datePublished": "2022-09-23T18:58:30.000Z", "dateReserved": "2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-22T15:50:00.811Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T05:11:44.083Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2022-26707", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-05-22T15:49:55.292734Z"}}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-20", "description": "CWE-20 Improper Input Validation"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-22T15:49:47.612Z"}}], "cna": {"affected": [{"vendor": "Apple", "product": "macOS", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "lessThan": "12.4", "versionType": "custom"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A user may be able to view sensitive user information."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "text", "description": "A user may be able to view sensitive user information"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "shortName": "apple", "dateUpdated": "2022-09-23T18:58:30.000Z"}, "x_legacyV4Record": {"affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "12.4", "version_affected": "<"}]}, "product_name": "macOS"}]}, "vendor_name": "Apple"}]}}, "data_type": "CVE", "references": {"reference_data": [{"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257", "name": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257", "refsource": "MISC"}]}, "data_format": "MITRE", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A user may be able to view sensitive user information."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "A user may be able to view sensitive user information"}]}]}, "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": {"ID": "CVE-2022-26707", "STATE": "PUBLIC", "ASSIGNER": "product-security@apple.com"}}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2022-26707", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-22T15:50:00.811Z", "dateReserved": "2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z", "assignerOrgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c", "datePublished": "2022-09-23T18:58:30.000Z", "assignerShortName": "apple"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "56A8A170-44A7-4334-88B0-CB4413E28E53", "versionEndExcluding": "12.4", "versionStartIncluding": "12.0.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An issue in the handling of environment variables was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. A user may be able to view sensitive user information."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se abord\u00f3 un problema en el manejo de las variables de entorno con una comprobaci\u00f3n mejorada. Este problema ha sido corregido en macOS Monterey versi\u00f3n 12.4. Es posible que un usuario pueda visualizar informaci\u00f3n confidencial del usuario.\n"}], "id": "CVE-2022-26707", "lastModified": "2025-05-22T16:15:51.983", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2022-09-23T19:15:11.407", "references": [{"source": "product-security@apple.com", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257"}], "sourceIdentifier": "product-security@apple.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-20"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-20"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}