CVE-2022-22587

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.2. A malicious 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 v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22587	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-03-18 18:15

Updated : 2025-10-23 14:54

NVD link : CVE-2022-22587

Mitre link : CVE-2022-22587

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-22587

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
macos
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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