CVE-2022-22674
Apple macOS: Out-of-Bounds Read
As of , CVE-2022-22674 in Apple macOS is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 4 April 2022
- US federal deadline
- 25 April 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.01Higher than 65% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- No score that dayThe EPSS file of the day CISA listed it has no score for it.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
macOS Monterey contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could allow an application to read kernel memory.
CISA's description
An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3.1, Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.
The CVE record's description, from apple
- CVE published
- 26 May 2022
- Assigned by
- apple
- CVSS
- 5.5 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-125
- Out-of-bounds Read
- CWE-20
- Improper Input Validation
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- partial
Timeline
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
- The CVE record was published.
macOS: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-65400Improper Authentication | Apple macOS | Patch nowForensic triage required by CISA | 0.02 | ||
| CVE-2021-30657Unspecified | Apple macOS | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.69 | 0.69 | ||
| CVE-2022-22675Out-of-Bounds Write | Apple macOS | Patch soon | 0.12 | ||
| CVE-2021-30713Unspecified | Apple macOS | Patch soon | 0.07 | ||
| CVE-2019-8526Use-After-Free | Apple macOS | Patch soon | 0.01 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org