Apple Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

CRITICAL

9.8 / 10

Minimal Risk Critical

Vector Specification

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

0.41 %

Predictive Probability

Percentile Rank

61.3 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 61.3% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Jan 28, 2022

Remediation Due

Feb 11, 2022

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Apple IOMobileFrameBuffer contains a memory corruption vulnerability which can allow a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence

NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22587