CVE-2022-42821 (GCVE-0-2022-42821)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-15 00:00
Modified
2025-04-21 16:11
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 11.7
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 13
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < 12.6
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