FKIE_CVE-2022-22620

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-03-18 18:15 - Updated: 2025-10-23 14:54
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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..
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39Third Party Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213091Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213092Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213093Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213091Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213092Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213093Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22620Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple safari *
apple ipados *
apple iphone_os *
apple macos *
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  "cisaExploitAdd": "2022-02-11",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
  "cisaVulnerabilityName": "Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Webkit Use-After-Free Vulnerability",
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  "id": "CVE-2022-22620",
  "lastModified": "2025-10-23T14:54:17.960",
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