TI-2022-09962 Aliases CVE-2022-26706 GHSA-6hwh-28c3-73r8

Apple watchOS: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions

LOW 35Published 2022-05-26 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

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

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

Summary

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on third-party applications. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.4. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07847 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed watchOS (Apple): 8.6, 15.5, 11.6 +1

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	watchOS	before 8.6	8.6	Patch available	CNA
Apple	watchOS	before 15.5	15.5	Patch available	CNA
Apple	watchOS	before 11.6	11.6	Patch available	CNA
Apple	watchOS	before 12.4	12.4	Patch available	CNA
Apple	watchOS	before 15.5	15.5	Patch available	CNA

watchOS VendorApple Affected before 8.6 Fixed in 8.6 Patch available CNA
watchOS VendorApple Affected before 15.5 Fixed in 15.5 Patch available CNA
watchOS VendorApple Affected before 11.6 Fixed in 11.6 Patch available CNA
watchOS VendorApple Affected before 12.4 Fixed in 12.4 Patch available CNA
watchOS VendorApple Affected before 15.5 Fixed in 15.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 15.5	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 15.5	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	11.0 to before 11.6.6; 12.0.0 to before 12.4	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::	before 15.5	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::	before 8.6	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 to before 11.6.6; 12.0.0 to before 12.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.6 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 8.6
Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.5
Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.6
Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.4
Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.5

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2022-05-26
Apple watchOS 8.6
13 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 3 MEDIUM, 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-06937 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2022-09967 Integer overflow in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2022-10012 Memory corruption in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 43
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Release · 2022-05-26
Apple watchOS 15.5
12 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 3 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-06937 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2022-09967 Integer overflow in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2022-10012 Memory corruption in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 43
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Release · 2022-05-26
Apple watchOS 12.4
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-09967 Integer overflow in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2022-10012 Memory corruption in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2022-10007 Use after free in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 40
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Release · 2022-05-26
Apple watchOS 11.6
8 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 2 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-06937 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2022-10012 Memory corruption in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2022-10007 Use after free in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-26706
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hwh-28c3-73r8

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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