CVE-2022-22638

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: March 18, 2022 at 05:59 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:28 AM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, watchOS 8.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack.

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

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 11.6v < 12.3v < 202210.15 ≤ v < 10.15.711.6 ≤ v < 11.6.512.0 ≤ v < 12.310.15.7 10.15.7 security_update_2022-001 10.15.7 security_update_2022-002

Affected range stops below 10.15.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.6.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2022, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

tvOS · Apple

95%

v < 15.4

Affected range stops below 15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 8.5

Affected range stops below 8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references