CVE-2022-26722

Apple Security Advisory 2022-05-16-4

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A memory initialization issue was addressed. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Se abordó un problema de inicialización de memoria. Este problema es corregido en Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Monterey versión 12.4, macOS Big Sur versión 11.6.6. Una aplicación maliciosa podría alcanzar privilegios de root

macOS Monterey 12.4 addresses buffer overflow, bypass, code execution, denial of service, integer overflow, out of bounds access, out of bounds read, out of bounds write, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-03-08 CVE Reserved
2022-05-17 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-665: Improper Initialization

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255	2022-06-07
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256	2022-06-07
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257	2022-06-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				< 10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.15.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2020-001		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-001		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-002		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-003		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-004		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-005		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-006		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-007		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2021-008		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2022-001		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2022-002		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				10.15.7 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.15.7"		security_update_2022-003		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 11.0 < 11.6.6 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 11.0 < 11.6.6"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"				>= 12.0 < 12.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " >= 12.0 < 12.4"		-		Affected