CVEs / CVE-2022-22587
CVE-2022-22587: Apple Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 28 Jan 2022
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 11.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Apple IOMobileFrameBuffer contains a memory corruption vulnerability which can allow a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS and iPadOS | from unspecified, before 15.3 | 15.3 |
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Apple macOS | from unspecified, before 11.6 | 11.6 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 28 Jan 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 11 Feb 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
References
- CVE-2022-22587 on NVD
- CVE-2022-22587 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22587 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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