CVE-2022-3421
Google LLC · published 2022-10-17
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by Google Inc. via the CVE Program.
An attacker can pre-create the `/Applications/Google\ Drive.app/Contents/MacOS` directory which is expected to be owned by root to be owned by a non-root user. When the Drive for Desktop installer is run for the first time, it will place a binary in that directory with execute permissions and set its setuid bit. Since the attacker owns the directory, the attacker can replace the binary with a symlink, causing the installer to set the setuid bit on the symlink. When the symlink is executed, it will run with root permissions. We recommend upgrading past version 64.0
Status at the source
- NVD status: Modified
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Drive for Desktop MacOS | unspecified – before 64.0: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:a:google:drive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 5.6 MEDIUM — as published by Google Inc. (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1: 7.3 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
Source dates: published 2022-10-17, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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