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CVE-2022-22629

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-09-23
  • Fixed in15.4
  • WeaknessCWE-787

Am I affected?

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Description

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iTunes 12.12.3 for Windows, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-09-2320:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 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-2022-22629?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-22629?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
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Versions per branch

NVD
Apple ipados
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.4< 15.415.4
Apple iphone os
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.4< 15.415.4
Apple itunes
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.12< 12.12.312.12.3

4 more products in the sources.

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

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

  • webkit2gtk3AlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.36.7-1.el9and 3 other packages
  • webkit2gtk3AlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.36.7-1.el8and 3 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Apple ipados to 15.4

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedlck0/CVE-2022-22629
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

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
2022-09-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22629?

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iTunes 12.12.3 for Windows, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Is CVE-2022-22629 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-22629 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 5.1% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22629?

CVE-2022-22629 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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