Apple macOS: An app may be able to leak sensitive user information
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4. An app may be able to leak sensitive user information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | before 12.3 | 12.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | before 15.4 | 15.4 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.3
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 12.3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-23096 Type confusion in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22655
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rxj6-j6fw-w5px
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-22655 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22655 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rxj6-j6fw-w5px · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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