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CVE-2022-22616: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 40/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Because a ready-made attack tool exists, priority is at least “Plan”.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 94.8% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
May 26, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
8.0% · 94th percentile
CWE
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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 8.0%
Ready-made attack tool
16 / 40 · floor: at least 40

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
applemac os x
applemacos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple mac os x10.15 and later · before 10.15.7
  • apple mac os x10.15.7
  • apple macos11.0 and later · before 11.6.5
  • apple macos12.0.0 and later · before 12.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple macOS

    • unspecified and later · before 12.3affected
    • unspecified and later · before 12.3affected
    • unspecified and later · before 11.6affected
    • unspecified and later · before 2022affected

Same product

apple: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-30657A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.KEV
    73This week
  • CVE-2015-1130The XPC implementation in Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and obtain admin privilegKEV
    64This week
  • CVE-2021-30713A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.KEV
    63This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-22661Mar 18, 2022 · A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling.
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-22665Mar 18, 2022 · A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-22662May 26, 2022 · A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management.
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/osx/browser/osx_gatekeeper_bypassmacOS Gatekeeper check bypassexploit2021-03-25

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-428 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayNov 9, 2026+1628 d

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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