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CVE-2022-22587 — Apple Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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 tha

CVSS
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EPSS
41.00% (top 38.90%)
CWE
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Published
2022-03-18T17:59:15.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:15:43.900Z
CVSS vector
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CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-01-28
BOD 22-01 due
2022-02-11
Ransomware use
Unknown
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01What is this vulnerability?

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..

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS and iPadOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-01-28. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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