Medium severity · published May 26, 2022
CVE-2022-22674
Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
In wildKEV
5.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3.1, Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Apr 4, 2022
Federal remediation dueApr 25, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 12.3; before 2022; before 11.6 · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; 10.15.7; +10 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22674
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22674
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220
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