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CVE-2022-22620

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-02-11 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2022-03-18
  • Fixed in15.3.1
  • WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

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Description

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..

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-02-11Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  2. 2022-02-11Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2022-02-11Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  4. 2022-03-1818:15CVE publishedNVD
  5. 2025-01-2916:36SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-22620?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-22620?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Apple ipados
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.3< 15.3.115.3.1
Apple iphone os
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.3< 15.3.115.3.1
Apple macos
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.x≥ 12.0.0, < 12.2.112.2.1

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA3 products

As apple, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Apple Safari (v and )
    Affected
    • < 15.3fixed in 15.3custom
  • Apple macOS
    Affected
    • < 12.2fixed in 12.2custom
  • Apple macOS
    Affected
    • < 15.3fixed in 15.3custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-09-01

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • webkit2Mageia:8all versions · fixed in 2.34.6-1.mga8
  • webkit2gtkUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.35.90-1ubuntu1
  • webkit2gtkUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.34.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • webkit2gtkDebian:10all versions · fixed in 2.34.6-1~deb10u1
  • webkit2gtkCleanStartall versions · fixed in 2.34.6-r0
  • webkit2gtkAlpine:v3.20all versions · fixed in 2.34.6-r0
  • webkit2gtkAlpine:v3.19all versions · fixed in 2.34.6-r0

52 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-22620 Red Hat Product Security70 products fixed

    webkitgtk: maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution due to use after free

  • RHSA-2025:10364 Red Hat Product Security13 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: webkitgtk4 security update

  • RHSA-2022:1777 Red Hat Product Security46 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Apple ipados to 15.3.1
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-02-25
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:10364 · 13 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedkmeps4/CVE-2022-22620springsec/CVE-2022-22620
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-02-11
Patch Due Date
2022-02-25
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-03-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2886-x646-53fj

Frequently asked questions

What is 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..

Is CVE-2022-22620 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-22620 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-02-25.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22620?

CVE-2022-22620 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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