Medium 6.7Published May 26, 2022

CVE-2022-26691A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 2:40 AM ET)

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A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. 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 gain elevated privileges.

CVSS: 6.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-697
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple cups apple:cups	before 499.4	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	from 10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; and 7 more ranges	NVD
apple macos apple:macos	from 11.0 before 11.6.5; after 12.0.0 before 12.3	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	9.0; 10.0; 11.0	NVD
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora	35; 36	NVD
openprinting cups openprinting:cups	before 2.4.2	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444	patch, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md	third-party-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00039.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185	release-notes, vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5149	third-party-advisory

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