CVE-2022-26762

HIGH

macOS Monterey <12.4 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (3)
apple/ipados < 15.5
apple/iphone_os < 15.5
apple/macos 12.0.0 - 12.4
Published Nov 01, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026