Is CVE-2022-22587 actively exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks CVE-2022-22587 as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

What exploitation activity has KEV Intelligence observed?

KEV Intelligence has not yet recorded sensor-observed exploitation attempts for CVE-2022-22587. Our sensors continue to monitor for activity targeting this CVE.

Which versions are affected?

CVE-2022-22587 affects Apple iOS and iPadOS, macOS. Reported affected versions include unspecified to < 15.3, unspecified to < 12.2, and unspecified to < 11.6.

Yes. CVE-2022-22587 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2022-22587

Q: How should organizations remediate it?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Q: Is it in CISA KEV?

Yes. CVE-2022-22587 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

iOS and iPadOS

Apple / iOS and iPadOS · affected before 15.3

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Severity: CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence: Confirmed
Exploit status: Exploited in the wild
EPSS: 11.6%
First observed: —
Last observed: —

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2022-22587 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Apple iOS and iPadOS, macOS. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, macOS...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Apple / iOS and iPadOS affected before 15.3.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.2.

A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Vendor Product Affected Status

Apple iOS and iPadOS Before 15.3 Affected

Apple macOS Before 12.2 Affected

Apple macOS Before 11.6 Affected

Published: 18 Mar 2022
Exploitation Reported: 28 Jan 2022
Attack vector: Remote
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22587
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 28 Jan 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source	Added
CISA First	2022-01-28 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets: 0
User-Agents: 0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

11.6%

Weaknesses

Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 10.0 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

18 Mar 2022
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
28 Jan 2022
Added to CISA KEV

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
05 Jan 2022
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-22587",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.11638,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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