Vulnerability · Published Nov 1, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-26709
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free 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 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Monterey 12.4, Safari 15.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.36.7-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7704 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.36.7-1.el9 | ALSA-2022:8054 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.36.7-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7704 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.36.7-1.el9 | ALSA-2022:8054 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.36.7-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7704 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.36.7-1.el9 | ALSA-2022:8054 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.36.7-1.el8 | ALSA-2022:7704 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.36.7-1.el9 | ALSA-2022:8054 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.36.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26709 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.36.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26709 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.36.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26709 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.36.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26709 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.36.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26709 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.36.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26709 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:7704 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 | RLSA-2022:8054 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | RLSA-2022:8054 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26709 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26709 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.36.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26709 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.36.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5457-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26709 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H