CVE-2022-46706 (GCVE-0-2022-46706)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-08-14 22:40
Modified
2024-10-09 14:31
Severity ?
CWE
  • An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Summary
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Impacted products
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