CVE-2022-26771 — Out-of-bounds Write in Apple Watchos

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 50.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple WatchosApple IpadosApple Iphone OS+2 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 26
Latest updateMay 27

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages8 packages

▶NVDapple/tvos< 15.5
▶NVDapple/ipados< 15.5
▶CVEListV5apple/watchosunspecified — 8.6+1
▶NVDapple/watchos< 8.6
▶Appleapple/tvos15.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-7wfh-9fp9-8cww: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management↗2022-05-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2022-26771: watchOS 8.6↗2022-05-16
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Apple
CVE-2022-26771: tvOS 15.5↗2022-05-16
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Apple
CVE-2022-26771: iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5↗2022-05-16
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