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CVE-2022-26768

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2022-05-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.6; from 12.0 before 12.4 — fixed in 11.6.6, 12.4
• Apple tvOS: before 15.5 — fixed in 15.5
• Apple watchOS: before 8.6 — fixed in 8.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.6; Apple Iphone Os 15.6; Apple macOS 11.6.6, 12.4; Apple tvOS 15.5; Apple watchOS 8.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/12
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213346
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/12
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213346

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