High severity · published May 26, 2022
CVE-2022-22675
Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
12.5%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.3.1, iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1. An 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: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)12.5% · higher than 96% 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 · source: vendor, NVD, KEV
IO
iOS · Apple
before 15.4.1 · source: NVD
IA
iOS and iPadOS · Apple
before 15.4 · source: vendor
WA
watchOS · Apple
before 8.6; before 15.5; before 11.6 · source: vendor, NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 15.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22675
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22675
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213219
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254
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