High severity · published Nov 1, 2022
CVE-2022-26709
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management
8.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Monterey 12.4, Safari 15.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 12.4; before 15.5 · source: vendor, NVD
IO
iOS · Apple
before 15.5 · source: NVD
WA
watchOS · Apple
before 8.6; before 15.5; before 15.5 · source: vendor, NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
before 15.5 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 15.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26709
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26709
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213260
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