🛡️ CVE-2022-22637 — ipad-os

🟠 CVSS 8.8 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-346 NVD
8.8
CVSS Score
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Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. A malicious website may cause unexpected cross-origin behavior.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-22637 is classified as CWE-346: Origin Validation Error. The origin of a message or request is not verified properly, so one source can pose as another.

Affected software

CVE-2022-22637 is recorded against 6 packages.

  • ipad-os (fixed in 15.4)
  • iphone-os (fixed in 15.4)
  • macos (from 12.0 up to 12.3)
  • safari (fixed in 15.4)
  • tvos (fixed in 15.4)
  • watchos (fixed in 8.5)

Timeline and source

Published on 23 September 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

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CVE-2022-22637 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-346
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-09-23
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ipad-os 15.4
iphone-os 15.4
macos 12.0 12.3
safari 15.4
tvos 15.4
watchos 8.5

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