Critical severity · published Mar 18, 2022
CVE-2022-22641
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 tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Monterey 12.3. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
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 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 15.4 · source: NVD
MA
macOS · Apple
12.0 before 12.3 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 15.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22641
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22641
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213186
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