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CVE-2022-22633

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% 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-787

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.5, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.4 — fixed in 15.4
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.4 — fixed in 15.4
• Apple macOS: before 12.3 — fixed in 12.3
• Apple tvOS: before 15.4 — fixed in 15.4
• Apple watchOS: before 8.5 — fixed in 8.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.4; Apple Iphone Os 15.4; Apple macOS 12.3; Apple tvOS 15.4; Apple watchOS 8.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213193
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213186
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213193
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213186

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