Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-22593

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 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, Security Update 2022-001 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	unspecified – before 15.3
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.2
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.6
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 2022
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/HT213056 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213057 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213059 x_refsource_MISC