What is CVE-2022-26771?

CVE-2022-26771 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-26771?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-26771

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26771?: CVE-2022-26771 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-26771?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.