Buffer overflow in Apple Ipados
CVE-2022-26700
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, Safari 15.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.015 (72.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Safari
- Apple tvOS
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213260 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-26700?
- CVE-2022-26700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-26700?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-26700 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.