CVE-2022-22674
Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 25 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3.1, Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. A local user may be able to read kernel memory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.09% probability · 65th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 4 April 2022 · due 25 April 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.1% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22674
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22674Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.