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CVE-2022-22620 (GCVE-0-2022-22620)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-18 17:59 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15
VLAI CISA Previdian
Summary
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1, Safari 15.3 (v. 16612.4.9.1.8 and 15612.4.9.1.8). Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-29 16:36 UTC
CWE
  • Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
  • CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple Safari (v and ) Affected: unspecified , < 15.3 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 12.2 (custom)
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Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.3 (custom)
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CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 1d7d4dbe-1d29-4008-80ff-6e046d9c3156

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-22620

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-02-11 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-02-11
Asserted: 2022-02-11
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Webkit Use-After-Free Vulnerability | Affected: Apple / iOS, iPadOS, and macOS | Description: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS WebKit contain a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-02-25 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22620
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-416
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
Due Date 2022-02-25
Date Added 2022-02-11
Vendorproject Apple
Vulnerabilityname Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Webkit Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:28 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 249b1814-b873-4b46-a14f-7141bf447b79

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-22620

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-02-11 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-02-11
Asserted: 2022-02-11
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1,... | Affected: Apple / Safari (v and ), macOS | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1,...
Vendor Apple
Product Safari (v and ), macOS
Added Date 2022-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 8.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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