Is CVE-2022-22674 actively exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks CVE-2022-22674 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-2022-22674. Our sensors continue to monitor for activity targeting this CVE.

Which versions are affected?

CVE-2022-22674 affects Apple macOS. Reported affected versions include unspecified to < 12.3, unspecified to < 2022, and unspecified to < 11.6.

Yes. CVE-2022-22674 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2022-22674

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-2022-22674 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

macOS

Apple / macOS · affected before 12.3

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Severity: CVSS 5.5 · Medium
Confidence: Confirmed
Exploit status: Exploited in the wild
EPSS: 1.1%
First observed: —
Last observed: —

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2022-22674 is a vulnerability affecting Apple macOS. 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...

Is it exploited?

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

Who is affected?

Apple / macOS affected before 12.3.

What should we do?

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

Overview

An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory

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.

Vendor Product Affected Status

Apple macOS Before 12.3 Affected

Apple macOS Before 2022 Affected

Apple macOS Before 11.6 Affected

Published: 26 May 2022
Exploitation Reported: 04 Apr 2022
Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22674
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220 support.apple.com · CVE Record https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213220

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 04 Apr 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source	Added
CISA First	2022-04-04 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

5.5 Medium

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

EPSS

1.1%

Weaknesses

Out-of-bounds Read CWE-125

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 5.5 Medium

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

CVSS v2.0 4.9 Medium

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

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

26 May 2022
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
04 Apr 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-2022-22674",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 5.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.01133,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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