Is CVE-2022-22593 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-22593 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-22593?

CVE-2022-22593 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22593?

CVE-2022-22593 has an EPSS score of 1.39% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22593?

Upgrade ipados to 15.3 or later. Fixes are available for 6 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-22593

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, Security Update 2022-001 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CWE-120Classic Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 15.3Fixed in:15.3CVE-2022-22593derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 15.3Fixed in:15.3CVE-2022-22593derived from NVD

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.15.7Fixed in:10.15.7CVE-2022-22593derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.2Fixed in:12.2CVE-2022-22593derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 15.3Fixed in:15.3CVE-2022-22593derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 8.4Fixed in:8.4CVE-2022-22593derived 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

1.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0195	Medium	6.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7269	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-11043	High	8.7	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-4862	High	10.0	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-5659	High	7.8	94%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-3786	High	7.5	91%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.