What is CVE-2022-22380?

CVE-2022-22380 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-10-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-22380?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-22380

IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity due to improperly validating certificates. IBM X-Force ID: 221957.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

Published 2023-10-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS
IBM Security Verify Privilege — versions 11.5
IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047202 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221957 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22380?: CVE-2022-22380 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-22380?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.