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Known exploited vulnerability · CISA KEV

CVE-2022-22620: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Webkit Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS WebKit contain a use-after-free vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.

CVE-2022-22620

Exploited in the wild. Fix this first.

CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-02-11: attackers are using it right now.

CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2022-02-11 · federal fix-by 2022-02-25
EPSS (30 days)
16%
Higher than 97% of CVEs · 2026-11-01
CVSS v3.1
8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What CISA says

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Webkit Use-After-Free Vulnerability

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NVD description · published 2022-03-18

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..

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How to check if you are exposed to CVE-2022-22620

  1. Find every Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS system you or your clients run, including ones exposed to the internet. Those come first: CISA only lists flaws attackers are already using.
  2. Compare each version with the fixed versions in the vendor advisory. Where no fix exists yet, apply the vendor’s mitigation or take the system off the internet.
  3. Run a credentialed vulnerability scan to catch the systems you missed, then check that the next scan no longer reports CVE-2022-22620.

US federal agencies had to fix this by 2022-02-25. Everyone else should treat that deadline as a guide: if it has passed, this is overdue.

Affected versions

Versions the National Vulnerability Database lists as vulnerable to CVE-2022-22620. Check the vendor advisory for the exact fixed builds before you sign anything off.

ProductVulnerable versions
Apple Ipadosbefore 15.3.1
Apple Macosfrom 12.0.0 before 12.2.1
Apple Safaribefore 15.3
Apple Iphone OSbefore 15.3.1

Timeline

  1. · Published in the National Vulnerability Database
  2. · Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, before NVD published it: exploitation came first
  3. · Fix-by date for US federal agencies, passed 1,710 days ago

Weakness type

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Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (version 2026.10.30); EPSS data from FIRST.org; CVSS and descriptions from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Checked 2026-11-01. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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