CVE-2022-22675
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.125 · 96 %ileDEEURUUSadded 2022-04-04remediate by 2022-04-25
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
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, macOS Monterey 12.3.1, iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1. 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..
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affected products (17)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1057Apple macOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-05-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apple macOS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen und im schlimmsten Fall das System zu kompromittieren.
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references (24)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-22675/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166571/Apple-Security-Advisory-2022-03-31-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167194/Apple-Security-Advisory-2022-05-16-6.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213219cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256cnnvd
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