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TI-2022-06896 Aliases CVE-2022-22632GHSA-2r76-r633-mrxh

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

Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
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 state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, watchOS 8.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01536 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 15.4macOS (Apple): 12.3, 11.6+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 15.415.4Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 12.312.3Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 11.611.6Patch availableCNA
AppletvOSbefore 15.415.4Patch availableCNA
ApplewatchOSbefore 8.58.5Patch availableCNA
  • iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 15.4 Fixed in 15.4 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.3 Fixed in 12.3 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 11.6 Fixed in 11.6 Patch available CNA
  • tvOS VendorApple Affected before 15.4 Fixed in 15.4 Patch available CNA
  • watchOS VendorApple Affected before 8.5 Fixed in 8.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.6 to before 11.6.5; 12.0 to before 12.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.5VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.6 to before 11.6.5; 12.0 to before 12.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.5 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.4
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.3
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.6
  • Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.4
  • Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 8.5

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 12.3

    34 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 31 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-06905 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2022-06903 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An application may be able to gain elevated privilegesPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2022-06913 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 37
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  • Release ·

    Apple iOS and iPadOS 15.4

    31 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 26 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-06905 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2022-06903 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An application may be able to gain elevated privilegesPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2022-06899 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 45
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  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 11.6

    23 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM, 21 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2022-06848 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Processing a maliciously crafted STL file may lead to unexpected…Priority LOW 38
    • TI-2022-06881 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 37
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  • Release ·

    Apple watchOS 8.5

    18 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-06928 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2022-06881 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2022-06880 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 37
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  • Release ·

    Apple tvOS 15.4

    17 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 14 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-06905 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2022-06899 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2022-06928 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-2022-22632
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2r76-r633-mrxh

References

Advisory 5

  • 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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Sources

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