CVE-2022-22639
Description
A logic issue in Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS allows an application to gain elevated privileges, fixed in versions 15.4 and 12.3.
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A logic issue in Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS allows an application to gain elevated privileges, fixed in versions 15.4 and 12.3.
Vulnerability
A logic issue in state management exists in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This issue affects iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 15.4, and macOS Monterey prior to 12.3. The vulnerability allows an application to bypass security checks due to improper state handling.
Exploitation
An attacker must have the ability to run a malicious application on the affected device. No additional user interaction is required beyond launching the application. The logic flaw can be triggered by the application to escalate its privileges.
Impact
Successful exploitation enables the application to gain elevated privileges, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or unauthorized access to sensitive system resources.
Mitigation
Apple addressed this issue in iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4, and macOS Monterey 12.3, released on March 14, 2022 [1][2]. No workarounds are available; users should update to the latest versions.
AI Insight generated on May 27, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
5- Range: <15.4
- Range: <12.3
- Range: <15.4
- Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
2- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182mitrex_refsource_MISC
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183mitrex_refsource_MISC
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