critical
9.3
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-22665

First published: Mon Mar 14 2022(Updated: )

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Credit: Lockheed Martin Red Team an anonymous researcher Jeremy Brown Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeQi Sun Trend MicroYe Zhang @co0py_Cat Baidu SecurityRobert Ai Trend MicroArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Yonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriLinus Henze Pinauten GmbHLiu Long Ant Security LightJack Dates RET2 Systems IncAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic Jeonghoon Shin Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng @peternguyen14 STAR LabsNed Williamson Google Project Zero @gorelics BreakPoint BreakPointRon Masas BreakPointWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or MicrosoftZhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabYuebin Sun @yuebinsun2020 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabMax Shavrick @_mxms the Google Security TeamZubair Ashraf CrowdstrikeCVE-2022-0778 CVE-2022-23308 Mickey Jin @patch1t @gorelics Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng STAR LabsFelix Poulin-Belanger Antonio Cheong Yu Xuan YCISCQCVE-2021-4136 CVE-2021-4166 CVE-2021-4173 CVE-2021-4187 CVE-2021-4192 CVE-2021-4193 CVE-2021-46059 CVE-2022-0128 Heige KnownSec 404 TeamBo Qu Palo Alto NetworksScarlet Raine Wang Yu CyberservalCVE-2022-0530 Tavis Ormandy CVE-2021-45444 CVE-2021-44224 CVE-2021-44790 CVE-2022-22719 CVE-2022-22720 CVE-2022-22721 product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.3
12.3
Apple macOS<11.6.5
11.6.5
macOS Catalina
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-008
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS>=11.0<11.6.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=12.0<12.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-22665?

    CVE-2022-22665 is a logic issue in AppKit that was addressed with improved validation.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-22665?

    The severity of CVE-2022-22665 is critical with a severity value of 7.8.

  • What software versions are affected by CVE-2022-22665?

    CVE-2022-22665 affects macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur (up to version 11.6.5), and macOS Monterey (up to version 12.3).

  • How can a malicious application exploit CVE-2022-22665?

    A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges through CVE-2022-22665.

  • How can I fix CVE-2022-22665?

    CVE-2022-22665 is fixed in macOS Monterey version 12.3. It is recommended to update to this version to mitigate the vulnerability.

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