Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-22627

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. Processing a maliciously crafted AppleScript binary may result in unexpected application termination or disclosure of process memory.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 12.3
Apple macOS unspecified – before 11.6
Apple macOS unspecified – before 2022

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