High severity · published Mar 18, 2022
CVE-2022-22597
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation
7.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
11.0 before 11.6.5; 12.0 before 12.3 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; +9 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22597
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22597
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185
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