Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2022-22579

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, tvOS 15.3, Security Update 2022-001 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3. Processing a maliciously crafted STL file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22579?
CVE-2022-22579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-22579?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-22579 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.