CVE-2022-22675 (GCVE-0-2022-22675)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-26 17:44 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15- 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.
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| 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 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 15.4
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 12.3
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | watchOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 8.6
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | watchOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 15.5
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Apple | watchOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 11.6
(custom)
|
guessed |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-20 CWE-125 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | macOS |
| Due Date | 2022-04-25 |
| Date Added | 2022-04-04 |
| Vendorproject | Apple |
| Vulnerabilityname | Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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,... |
| Vendor | Apple |
| Product | iOS and iPadOS, macOS, watchOS |
| Added Date | 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 7.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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