Critical severity · published Jun 23, 2023
CVE-2022-22630
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management
9.8
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-004 Catalina. A remote user may cause an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
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)1.4% · higher than 72% 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 11.6.6; 12.0 before 12.3 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; +8 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22630
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22630
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
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