CVE-2022-26774 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.12.4 for Windows. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Published: 2022-05-26

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

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

iTunes for Windows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.12

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-31324	A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.12.4 for Windows. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00137.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213259

History

Fri, 30 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-693
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Itunes

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2022-05-26T19:28:46.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-30T16:56:37.973Z

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

Link: CVE-2022-26774

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T05:11:44.523Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-26T20:15:10.077

Modified: 2025-05-30T17:15:25.093

Link: CVE-2022-26774

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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