Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-26757
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in watchOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.1% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.1%top 12.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
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, Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167517/XNU-Flow-Divert-Race-Condition-Use-After-Free.html x_refsource_MISC