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CVE-2022-22629

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 23, 2022 at 07:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:28 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iTunes 12.12.3 for Windows, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected

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

iPadOS· Apple
95%
v < 15.4
Affected range stops below 15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iPhone OS· Apple
95%
v < 15.4
Affected range stops below 15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iTunes· Apple
95%
v < 12.12.3
Affected range stops below 12.12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
macOS· Apple
95%
12.0.0 ≤ v < 12.3
Affected range stops below 12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Safari· Apple
95%
v < 15.4
Affected range stops below 15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
tvOS· Apple
95%
v < 12.3v < 15.4
Affected range stops below 12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
watchOS· Apple
95%
v < 12.12v < 8.5
Affected range stops below 12.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.5, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213186
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213187
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213188
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213193

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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