Use After Free in Apple Ipados
CVE-2022-26709
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Monterey 12.4, Safari 15.5. 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: 0.009 (58.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
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 (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)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213260 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-26709?
- CVE-2022-26709 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-26709?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-26709 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.