QID 376612

Date Published: 2022-05-26

QID 376612: Apple macOS Monterey 12.4 Not Installed (HT213257)

macOS Monterey (version 12) is the 18th and current major release of macOS, Apple's desktop operating system for Macintosh computers.

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.. Affected Versions:
Apple MacOS Monterey version before 12.4

QID Detection Logic:
This QID checks for vulnerable versions of Monterey using sw_vers.

An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 9.3 severity.
  • Solution
    The updates can be downloaded from Apple Downloads.

    For more information regarding the update can be found at HT213257.

    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    HT213257 URL Logo support.apple.com/en-in/HT213257