Use After Free in Apple Ipad OS
CVE-2022-22628
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Apple Ipad OS
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS
- Apple Safari — versions unspecified
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213193 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213186 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213187 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22628?
- CVE-2022-22628 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipad OS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22628?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-22628 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.