CVE-2022-22656: Apple Mac OS X

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. A local attacker may be able to view the previous logged in user’s desktop from the fast user switching screen.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: from 10.15, before 10.15.7 (fixed in 10.15.7); version 10.15.7 only
• Apple macOS: from 11.6, before 11.6.5 (fixed in 11.6.5); from 12.0, before 12.3 (fixed in 12.3); version 10.15.7 only

Published 2022-03-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.