CVE-2022-26724 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5. A local user may be able to enable iCloud Photos without authentication.

Published: 2022-05-26

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

tvOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 15.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-31274	An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5. A local user may be able to enable iCloud Photos without authentication.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00224.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Tvos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2022-05-26T18:55:06.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T05:11:44.389Z

Reserved: 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-26724

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-26T19:15:08.687

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:35:41.903

Link: CVE-2022-26724

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287
Improper Authentication

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