CVE-2022-22641
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Monterey 12.3. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA use-after-free vulnerability in Apple's core OS components allows a malicious application to execute code with elevated privileges by continuing to use memory pointers after they have been freed. This memory corruption issue affects iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and macOS Monterey prior to the patched versions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 15.4< 15.4>= 12.0, < 12.3< 15.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check iOS version on iPhoneOpen Settings app, tap General, tap About, and note the version number displayed next to VersionAffected if Version is less than 15.4 (for example, 15.3.1, 15.3, 15.2)
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Check iPadOS version on iPadOpen Settings app, tap General, tap About, and note the version number displayed next to VersionAffected if Version is less than 15.4 (for example, 15.3.1, 15.3, 15.2)
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Check macOS Monterey versionClick the Apple menu, select About This Mac, and look at the version number under the macOS name; alternatively, run 'sw_vers' in TerminalAffected if Version is 12.0, 12.1, or 12.2 (versions 12.0 through 12.2 are affected)
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Check tvOS version on Apple TVOpen Settings, go to General, select About, and note the version numberAffected if Version is less than 15.4 (for example, 15.3.1, 15.3, 15.2)
If the device runs iOS, iPadOS, or tvOS version below 15.4, or macOS Monterey version 12.0 through 12.2, the environment is vulnerable to this use-after-free flaw.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped12.315.4
Update affected devices to iOS 15.4/iPadOS 15.4/tvOS 15.4 or macOS Monterey 12.3 and later to receive the memory management fix.
iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4, macOS Monterey 12.3
- For iPhone users: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install iOS 15.4
- For iPad users: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install iPadOS 15.4
- For Apple TV users: Go to Settings > System > Software Updates and install tvOS 15.4
- For Mac users: Go to System Preferences > Software Update and install macOS Monterey 12.3, or download from Apple.com
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-22641 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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