CVE-2022-26694

User-data access via inherited application permissions

Published May 26, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Authorization failure in Contacts in Apple macOS before 12.4 allows attackers to access user data through a plug-in. Contacts permits a plug-in to inherit the host application's permissions, but Apple has not disclosed which permission check was missing or how plug-in input reaches it. Exploitation requires a plug-in loaded by Contacts; the disclosed consequence is access to user data under the application's permissions.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability0.90%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Authorization failure in Contacts in Apple macOS before 12.4 allows attackers to access user data through a plug-in. Contacts permits a plug-in to inherit the host application's permissions, but Apple has not disclosed which permission check was missing or how plug-in input reaches it. Exploitation requires a plug-in loaded by Contacts; the disclosed consequence is access to user data under the application's permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-26694
Published
May 26, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
T1005
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 26, 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 <12.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorUnavailable in this record.
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=unspecified <12.4

Published CVSS scores

9.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.4NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1005Data from Local System

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