CVE-2022-22589

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 18, 2022 at 05:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:28 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, Safari 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to running arbitrary javascript.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 15.3
Affected range stops below 15.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.3
Affected range stops below 15.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.15.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.6.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.3
Affected range stops below 15.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.3
Affected range stops below 15.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 8.4
Affected range stops below 8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (11)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213057
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213058
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213059

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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