What is CVE-2022-26706?

CVE-2022-26706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-26706?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-26706 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-26706

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on third-party applications. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

Published 2022-05-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.078 (94.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.077 · newest: 0.078 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26706?: CVE-2022-26706 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-26706?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-26706 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.