Critical severity · published Mar 18, 2022
CVE-2022-22587
Apple Memory Corruption Vulnerability
In wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
11.6%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.6% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jan 28, 2022
Federal remediation dueFeb 11, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 12.2; before 11.6 · source: vendor, NVD
IO
iOS · Apple
before 15.3 · source: NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 15.3 · source: vendor
IA
iOS and macOS · Apple
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22587
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22587
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054
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