CVE-2022-22587
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Out-of-bounds write · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
9.8CVSS CRITICAL exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-01-28. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-02-11.
Summary
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..
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)12%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.