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TI-2022-06847 Aliases CVE-2022-22578GHSA-c93r-5847-jr3r

Apple iOS and iPadOS: A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.3, iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, macOS Monterey 12.2. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00983 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 15.3macOS (Apple): 12.2+2 more products

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOS and iPadOSbefore 15.315.3Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 12.212.2Patch availableCNA
AppletvOSbefore 15.315.3Patch availableCNA
ApplewatchOSbefore 8.48.4Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 15.3 Fixed in 15.3 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.2 Fixed in 12.2 Patch available CNA
  • tvOS VendorApple Affected before 15.3 Fixed in 15.3 Patch available CNA
  • watchOS VendorApple Affected before 8.4 Fixed in 8.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 12.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.4VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.3
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.2
  • Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.3
  • Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 8.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 12.2

    14 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL, 2 MEDIUM, 10 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2022-06885 Use after free in Apple SafariPriority CRITICAL 97
    • TI-2022-06853 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 46
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  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 15.3

    10 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM, 8 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2022-06857 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2022-06848 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing a maliciously crafted STL file may lead to unexpected…Priority LOW 38
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  • Release ·

    Apple tvOS 15.3

    9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 8 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-06857 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2022-06848 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing a maliciously crafted STL file may lead to unexpected…Priority LOW 38
    • TI-2022-06860 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 37
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  • Release ·

    Apple watchOS 8.4

    8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-06857 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2022-06860 Buffer overflow in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2022-06851 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 37
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22578
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c93r-5847-jr3r

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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