CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-22656

Improper Authentication

Published: Mar 18, 2022 | Modified: Nov 02, 2022
CVSS 3.x
3.3
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged in user’s desktop from the fast user switching screen.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mac_os_x Apple 10.15 (including) 10.15.7 (excluding)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.15.7-security_update_2022-001 (including) 10.15.7-security_update_2022-001 (including)
Mac_os_x Apple 10.15.7-security_update_2022-002 (including) 10.15.7-security_update_2022-002 (including)
Macos Apple 11.6 (including) 11.6.5 (excluding)
Macos Apple 12.0 (including) 12.3 (excluding)
Macos Apple 10.15.7 (including) 10.15.7 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References