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IpadosOperating system · Apple

CVE-2022-26714

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-05-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.6 / 10.15.7 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

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 · unedited
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel 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 confidence

A memory corruption vulnerability in the Apple kernel allowed a malicious application to achieve arbitrary code execution with kernel-level privileges. The fix involved improved memory validation to prevent the corruption. The vulnerability affected multiple Apple operating systems including iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS.

MitigationApply the available security updates for the respective Apple operating systems: iOS 15.5, iPadOS 15.5, tvOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.4, or Security Update 2022-004 for macOS Catalina.

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
IpadosOperating system
Affected:< 15.5
Iphone OsOperating system
Affected:< 15.5
Mac Os XOperating system
Affected:< 10.15.7= 10.15.7
macOSOperating system
Affected:>= 11.0, < 11.6.6>= 12.0, < 12.4
WatchosOperating system
Affected:< 8.6

CVSS 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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 checks

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  1. Identify the installed Apple operating system
    On iOS/iPadOS: go to Settings > General > About. On macOS: open System Preferences > About or run 'sw_vers' in Terminal. On watchOS: open the Watch app on iPhone > General > About.
    Affected if The system is running any of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, or watchOS (the affected product families)
  2. Check iOS or iPadOS version
    On the device, go to Settings > General > About and note the version number (e.g., 15.4, 15.5, 15.6). Compare against the affected range: any version less than 15.5 is vulnerable.
    Affected if The iOS or iPadOS version is below 15.5 (e.g., 15.4, 15.3, etc.)
  3. Check macOS version
    Open System Preferences > About or run 'sw_vers' in Terminal. Note the major version number (e.g., 10.15.x, 11.x, 12.x). Compare against: 10.15.7 (all builds), 11.0-11.6.5, or 12.0-12.3.
    Affected if The macOS version is 10.15.7 (any build), 11.0 through 11.6.5, or 12.0 through 12.3
  4. Check watchOS version
    On the paired iPhone, open the Watch app, go to General > About, and note the version. Alternatively, on Apple Watch go to Settings > General > About. Compare against the affected range: any version below 8.6.
    Affected if The watchOS version is below 8.6 (e.g., 8.5, 8.4, 8.0, etc.)

The system is affected if it is running any unpatched version of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, or watchOS that falls within the vulnerable version ranges specified for this CVE.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.6 / 10.15.7 / 11.6.6 or later
Fixed in 8.610.15.711.6.6
Interim mitigation

Apply the available security updates for the respective Apple operating systems: iOS 15.5, iPadOS 15.5, tvOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.4, or Security Update 2022-004 for macOS Catalina.

Recommended fix High confidence

iOS/iPadOS 15.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Catalina Security Update 2022-004, watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5

  1. Check current device/OS version in Settings > General > About (iOS/iPadOS) or System Preferences > About (macOS)
  2. Back up important data before updating
  3. For iOS/iPadOS: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install iOS/iPadOS 15.5
  4. For macOS: Go to System Preferences > Software Update and install the available security update (macOS 11.6.6 for Big Sur, macOS 12.4 for Monterey, or Security Update 2022-004 for Catalina)
  5. For watchOS: Open the Watch app on iPhone, go to General > Software Update and install watchOS 8.6
  6. For tvOS: Go to Settings > System > Software Updates and install tvOS 15.5
  7. Restart the device after the update completes
  8. Verify the update was successful by checking the OS version in Settings/About
Caveat Apple updates typically maintain backward compatibility; however, some older applications may not function on newer OS versions

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Ipados Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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