Is CVE-2022-22587 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-22587 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on January 28, 2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22587?

CVE-2022-22587 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2022-22587

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 11.6%EU EUVD: exploited

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.3, macOS Monterey 12.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
EPSS score: 11.6% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added January 28, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-27732)
Published: March 18, 2022
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Apple Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on January 28, 2022; federal remediation due February 11, 2022.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-27732 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / ipados
apple / iphone os
apple / macos

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Strong Customer Authentication pour Apple Pay, sur MacBook Air 2020 avec M1 exécutant macOS Big Sur 11.3.1 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2022/44 - active
Strong Customer Authentication pour Apple Pay sur iPhone SE (de seconde génération) exécutant iOS 14.5.1 Version 18E212 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2022/05 - active
Strong Customer Authentication pour Apple Pay sur iPhone (SoC A12 Bionic) exécutant iOS 14.5.1 Version 18E212 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria ANSSI-CC-2022/04 - active
Apple iPadOS 15 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11238-2022 - archived
Apple macOS 11 Big Sur: Contacts - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11243-2022 - archived

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213053(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213054(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213055(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22587(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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