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CVE-2022-26740
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5…
High7.8EPSS 1.1%
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- apple
Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (3)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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