CVE-2022-26762

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 15.5 — fixed in 15.5
Apple Iphone Os: before 15.5 — fixed in 15.5
Apple macOS: from 12.0.0 before 12.4 — fixed in 12.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.5; Apple Iphone Os 15.5; Apple macOS 12.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258

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