# CVE-2022-22587: Apple Memory Corruption Vulnerability

> CVE-2022-22587: Apple Memory Corruption Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2022-22587
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:15:43Z

- Published: 2022-03-18 17:59 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15 UTC · Assigner: apple
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 11.6%, 96th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-01-28, federal due date 2022-02-11, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

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..

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Apple: iOS and iPadOS
- Apple: macOS

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22587)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22587)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2022-22587 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2022-22587.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2022-22587 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:14:03.613Z