CVE-2022-22620 vulnerability in Apple Products
Published on March 18, 2022
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Apple Webkit Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Apple Webkit, which impacts iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, contains a vulnerability which allows for remote code execution.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by February 25, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-22620 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2022-22620 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-22620
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Affected Versions
Apple Safari (v and ):- Version unspecified and below 15.3 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 12.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 15.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.