CVE-2022-22672

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected

Apple · iOS and iPadOS · macOS

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 64th percentile

Published

2022-05-26

Updated

2024-08-03

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• b1n4r1b01/n-days533★ · 2025-09-28

Security advisories

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2021-30955
• CVE-2022-22587
• CVE-2022-22675
• CVE-2025-24085
• CVE-2025-43300