CVE-2022-26757

high-risk
Published 2022-05-26

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Do I need to act?

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6.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (19)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (14)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167517/XNU-Flow-Divert-Race-Condition-Use-A...
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258
Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167517/XNU-Flow-Divert-Race-Condition-Use-A...
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate