CVE-2022-26758
Received Received - Intake
Memory Corruption in macOS Monterey

Publication date: 2026-06-10

Last updated on: 2026-06-11

Assigner: Apple Inc.

Description
A malicious application may cause unexpected changes in memory shared between processes. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4.
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Published
2026-06-10
Last Modified
2026-06-11
Generated
2026-06-11
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2026-06-11
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NVD
CVE-2022-26758
EUVD
EUVD-2022-56001
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Vendor Product Version / Range
apple macos_monterey to 12.4 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-362 The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves a malicious application causing unexpected changes in memory that is shared between processes. It is a memory corruption issue that was addressed by improving state management in the affected system.

The issue specifically affects macOS Monterey and was fixed in version 12.4.

Impact Analysis

A malicious application exploiting this vulnerability could cause unexpected changes in shared memory between processes, potentially leading to memory corruption. This could result in system instability, crashes, or unauthorized behavior within affected applications.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update your system to macOS Monterey 12.4 or later, where the issue has been fixed with improved state management.

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