Is CVE-2022-22578 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-22578 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-22578?

CVE-2022-22578 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22578?

CVE-2022-22578 has an EPSS score of 0.95% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22578?

Upgrade ipados to 15.3 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-22578

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 15.3Fixed in:15.3CVE-2022-22578derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 15.3Fixed in:15.3CVE-2022-22578derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:< 12.2Fixed in:12.2CVE-2022-22578derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 15.3Fixed in:15.3CVE-2022-22578derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 8.4Fixed in:8.4CVE-2022-22578derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

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