CVE-2022-22587
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.116 · 96 %ileDEEURUUSadded 2022-01-28remediate by 2022-02-11
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apple Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.8–10
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (11)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1213Apple macOS (Monterey): Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-01-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apple macOS (Monterey) ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Kernel-Privilegien auszuführen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (17)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-22587/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165772/Apple-Security-Advisory-2022-01-26-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165773/Apple-Security-Advisory-2022-01-26-3.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Apple-macOS-multiple-vulnerabilities-37394cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.0400cnnvd
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