CVE-2022-22591

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 High 7.8

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2022-22591

Assigner
product-security@apple.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2022-03-18T18:15:12

Last Modified Date
2022-03-26T03:58:32

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-787	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	1	OR	12.0.0	12.2

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
9.3

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
10

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22591
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-22591

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-04-04 00:41:53				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-06 12:47:46	2022-03-18T18:15Z	2022-03-18T18:15:12	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-06 12:47:46		2022-03-26T03:58:32	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-06 12:47:46		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated