CVE-2022-22676

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—

An event handler validation issue in the XPC Services API was addressed by removing the service. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2. An application may be able to delete files for which it does not have permission.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Base score: 5.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.72%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 53
Score date: 10/12/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — Macos

CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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