CVE-2022-22661

HIGH

Apple Mac OS X < 10.15.7 - Type Confusion

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 59.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-843
Status published
Products (4)
apple/mac_os_x 10.15.7 security_update_2022-001 (2 CPE variants)
apple/mac_os_x 10.15 - 10.15.7
apple/macos 10.15.7
apple/macos 11.6 - 11.6.5
Published Mar 18, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026