CVE-2022-26765

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS Score

Published: May 26, 2022 at 07:21 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:35 AM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

MEDIUM4.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Affected

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

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 15.5

Affected range stops below 15.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 15.5

Affected range stops below 15.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

12.0 ≤ v < 12.4

Affected range stops below 12.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

tvOS · Apple

95%

v < 15.5

Affected range stops below 15.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 12.4v < 15.5v < 8.6

Affected range stops below 12.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.6, 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 (4)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

4.7MEDIUMCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-362

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