CVE-2022-22650

User-data access via inherited application permissions

Published Mar 18, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Permission inheritance in QuickTime Player in Apple macOS allows local users to access user data through a malicious plug-in. Apple states only that improved checks prevent a plug-in from inheriting its host application's permissions; the exact check and code locus remain undisclosed. Exploitation requires local execution of a plug-in within QuickTime Player, and the disclosed consequence is access to data authorized to the host application.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Permission inheritance in QuickTime Player in Apple macOS allows local users to access user data through a malicious plug-in. Apple states only that improved checks prevent a plug-in from inheriting its host application's permissions; the exact check and code locus remain undisclosed. Exploitation requires local execution of a plug-in within QuickTime Player, and the disclosed consequence is access to data authorized to the host application.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22650
Published
Mar 18, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-281
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <11.6
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <12.3
  3. Affected versionversion=unspecified <2022

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=unspecified <11.6; version=unspecified <12.3; version=unspecified <2022

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions

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