CVE-2022-22672
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 26, 2022 at 05:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:28 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 15.4
Affected range stops below 15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.4
Affected range stops below 15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 11.6v < 12.3v < 202210.15 ≤ v < 10.15.711.0 ≤ v < 11.6.512.0.0 ≤ v < 12.310.15.710.15.7 security_update_202010.15.7 security_update_2020-00110.15.7 security_update_2020-00510.15.7 security_update_2020-00710.15.7 security_update_2021-00110.15.7 security_update_2021-00210.15.7 security_update_2021-00310.15.7 security_update_2021-00610.15.7 security_update_2021-00710.15.7 security_update_2021-00810.15.7 security_update_2022-00110.15.7 security_update_2022-00210.15.7 supplemental_update
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
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- 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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