Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-22585

High 7.5

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 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 23.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue existed within the path validation logic for symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved path sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3. An application may be able to access a user's files.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	unspecified – before 15.3
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.2
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.6
Apple	tvOS	unspecified – before 15.3
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before 8.4

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213057 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213059 x_refsource_MISC