High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-22661
CVE-2022-22661
Description
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, macOS Monterey 12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
7unspecified+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: Big Sur <11.6.5, Monterey <12.3, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=11.6,<11.6.5
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=10.15,<10.15.7
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
3- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185nvdVendor Advisory
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