Is CVE-2022-22661 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-22661 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-22661?

CVE-2022-22661 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-22661?

CVE-2022-22661 has an EPSS score of 1.08% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22661?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.15.7 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-22661

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CWE-843Type Confusion

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:>= 10.15, < 10.15.7Fixed in:10.15.7CVE-2022-22661derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0, < 12.3Fixed in:12.3CVE-2022-22661derived 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

1.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-843 (Type Confusion) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-0611	High	8.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0507	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2017-8291	High	7.8	97%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-0752	High	7.5	82%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2017-0037	High	8.1	80%	KEV	-
CVE-2016-7201	High	8.8	80%	KEV	-

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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.