CVE-2022-22641

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% 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 tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Monterey 12.3. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 15.4 — fixed in 15.4
Apple Iphone Os: before 15.4 — fixed in 15.4
Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.3 — fixed in 12.3
Apple tvOS: before 15.4 — fixed in 15.4

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. 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/HT213186
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213186

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