Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-22597

High 7.8

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 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.3
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.6
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 2022

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185 x_refsource_MISC