What is CVE-2022-26774?

CVE-2022-26774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-26774?

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

Vulnerability in Apple Itunes

CVE-2022-26774

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iTunes 12.12.4 for Windows. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Apple Itunes
Apple Itunes For Windows — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213259 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26774?: CVE-2022-26774 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-26774?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.