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CVE-2022-22620 — Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Webkit Use-After-Free Vulnerability

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1, Safari 15.3 (v. 16612.4.9.1.8 and 15612.4.9.1.8). Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. App

CVSS
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EPSS
4.02% (top 11.70%)
CWE
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Published
2022-03-18T17:59:40.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:15:43.749Z
CVSS vector
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CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-02-11
BOD 22-01 due
2022-02-25
Ransomware use
Unknown
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01What is this vulnerability?

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1, Safari 15.3 (v. 16612.4.9.1.8 and 15612.4.9.1.8). Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AppleSafari (v and )unspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified
ApplemacOSunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-02-11. 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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