Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-26768
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256 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
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213346 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 20220721 APPLE-SA-2022-07-20-1 iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC