CVE-2022-22616

mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.081 · 95 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

8.05% (95th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

8 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A maliciously crafted ZIP archive may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Fsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-295USLLM-inferred

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

exploit/osx/browser/osx_gatekeeper_bypassmacOS Gatekeeper check bypassPoC · metasploit

affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Apple macOS Catalinaall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:apple:mac_os:catalina
Apple macOSunspecified → 11.6enisa_euvdEU
Apple macOSunspecified → 12.3enisa_euvdEU
Apple macOSunspecified → 2022enisa_euvdEU
apple mac os x10.15 → 10.15.7nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac os x= 10.15.7nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos11.0 → 11.6.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos12.0.0 → 12.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2022-1056Apple macOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-03-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer, authentisierter, lokaler oder physischer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apple macOS ausnutzen, , um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, einen Spoofing-Angriff durchzuführen und beliebigen Code auszuführen.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-05-26modified 2026-06-17

references (14)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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