Security restrictions bypass in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2022-22578
Published: January 26, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60035
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22578
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error in Crash Reporter. A malicious application can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Affected software
Apple iOS
iPadOS
watchOS
macOS
tvOS
iPadOS
watchOS
macOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22578
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple iOS - update to 15.3 19D50
iPadOS - update to 15.3 19D50
watchOS - update to 8.4 19S546
macOS - update to 12.2 21D49
tvOS - update to 15.3 19K547
iPadOS - update to 15.3 19D50
watchOS - update to 8.4 19S546
macOS - update to 12.2 21D49
tvOS - update to 15.3 19K547