CVE-2022-46704: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 11.0, before 11.7.2 (fixed in 11.7.2); from 12.0.0, before 12.6.2 (fixed in 12.6.2); version 13.0 only

Published 2023-02-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.