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CVE-2022-22590

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, Safari 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.3 — fixed in 15.3
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.3 — fixed in 15.3
• Apple macOS: from 12.0.0 before 12.2 — fixed in 12.2
• Apple Safari: before 15.3 — fixed in 15.3
• Apple tvOS: before 8.4 — fixed in 8.4
• Apple watchOS: before 8.4 — fixed in 8.4
• Webkit: before 2.36.7 — fixed in 2.36.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.3; Apple Iphone Os 15.3; Apple macOS 12.2; Apple Safari 15.3; Apple tvOS 8.4; Apple watchOS 8.4; Webkit 2.36.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213057
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213058
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213059
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213057
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213058
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213059

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