Threats / Apple / CVE-2022-22675
CVE-2022-22675
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Apple macOS vulnerability
macOS Monterey contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability allowing applications to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An out-of-bounds write in macOS Monterey permits privilege escalation to kernel level. The vulnerability has been exploited in the wild, though not as part of ransomware campaigns. Affected systems require patching.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
8 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-04).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.12642 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Apple, macOS. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-20 Improper Input Validation, CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious application that triggers an out-of-bounds write in kernel memory.
Business
User systems face direct compromise of kernel integrity and loss of security boundary enforcement.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I execute arbitrary code within the kernel context, bypassing all user-space protections.
Business
Complete system control enables data exfiltration, persistence, and lateral movement across enterprise infrastructure.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I maintain kernel-level access to monitor or modify system behavior without user detection.
Business
Regulatory compliance failures, loss of customer trust, and potential liability from undetected system compromise.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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