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CVE-2022-22675: Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2022-22675
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
macOS Monterey contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Appleproduct: macOSRemote code execution
What
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Who is affected
Users of macOS Monterey are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and active exploitation.
Action
Update macOS Monterey to the latest version.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-04-04
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22675

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2022-22675coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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