High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 1, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-26762
CVE-2022-26762
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <15.5
- (no CPE)range: = 15.5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=12.0.0,<12.4
- (no CPE)range: = 12.4
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: = 15.5
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References
2- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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