Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

HIGH 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2022-22675 · Published 26/05/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 04/04/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
macOS Apple	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.3.1, iOS 15.4.1 and iPadOS 15.4.1. An 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..

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213219 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256 · Release Notes
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · Third Party Advisory
CISA KEV · CVE-2022-22675

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