# CVE-2022-22620

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.2.1, iOS 15.3.1 and iPadOS 15.3.1, Safari 15.3 (v. 16612.4.9.1.8 and 15612.4.9.1.8). Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2022-22620
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-02-11; CISA due date 2022-02-25
- EPSS: 16.34% (percentile 97.0)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 2 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2022-06-14)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-01-29)
- Weakness: CWE-416
- Published: 2022-03-18

## Affected versions

- Apple macOS: affected < 12.2; < 15.3
- Apple Safari (v and ): affected < 15.3

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213091
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213092
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213093
- [advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22620

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