Use After Free in Apple macOS
CVE-2022-22630
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-004 Catalina. A remote user may cause an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.15.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22630?
- CVE-2022-22630 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22630?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.