CVE-2022-22672

moderate-risk

Published 2022-05-26

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.

Do I need to act?

0.32% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.8/10 High

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (18)

Ipados

Iphone Os

Mac Os X

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (8)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185

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moderate-risk

Severity 24/34 · High

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 19/34 · Moderate