CVE-2022-22597 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting macOS Big Sur, Monterey, and Catalina that could allow arbitrary code execution through processing a maliciously crafted file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. Organizations should prioritize patching to macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, or Security Update 2022-003 Catalina to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.