High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 26, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-26768
CVE-2022-26768
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <15.5
- (no CPE)range: before 15.5
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <8.6
- (no CPE)range: before 8.6
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: before 11.6.6
- Range: before 12.4
Patches
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References
6- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/12nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213346nvdThird Party Advisory
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