Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-22596
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.5, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15.4 |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified – before 8.5 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213193 x_refsource_MISC