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CVE-2022-22638

INDEX BUILT · 2026-10-18

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A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation

CVE-2022-226384 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 24 = 0 + 16 + 0 + 8 + 0

rank@v1 · backlog

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.01935  ·  without this subject the record ranks 24

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 6.5, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 8

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 24

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

10 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 16

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 24

Hindsight · the state

0.01935EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-10-18
Severity6.5 MEDIUMreceipt
Harmpartial impactreceipt
Exploitationnone in held sources
Defensefix version namedreceipt
Movementrisenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2022-03-19, 1602 days at 0.02, as of 2026-08-07. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

No weakness class or product neighbourhood is held for this record, so this index cannot name anywhere to check next. That is an absence in the record, not a finding about the software.

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Reachnetwork-reachable · low privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · NVD's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereferencereceipt
Published consequencesCWE-476: Availability: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; Integrity, Confidentiality: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands, Read Memory, Modify Memorycwe-consequences@4.20

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

Fixed in15.4; 12.3; 2022; 8.5receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.
BOD 26-04 deadlineIf the system is reachable from the internet: 14 days. If not: fix at the next system upgrade.derived
Show full BOD 26-04 deadline

CISA has not scored it, so the directive's own defaults apply: automatable no, technical impact total. Calendar days from the KEV listing or from when you find it on a system, whichever is first. Federal agencies are bound from 7 Dec 2026, and contracts often carry it to suppliers. The directive and its table

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Nothing observed in held sources.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, NVD6.5 MEDIUMreceipt
Exploit probability0.01935 · top 20% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth6 products across 1 vendorderived
Assigned byapplereceipt
Recorded changes25 · last 18 Oct 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productApple iOS and iPadOS; Apple macOS; Apple tvOS; Apple watchOSreceipt
Published rangesapple ipados < 15.4; apple iphone os < 15.4; apple mac os x >= 10.15 < 10.15.7; apple mac os x 10.15.7-security_update_2022-001receipt
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apple ipados < 15.4
apple iphone os < 15.4
apple mac os x >= 10.15 < 10.15.7
apple mac os x 10.15.7-security_update_2022-001
apple mac os x 10.15.7-security_update_2022-002
apple macos >= 11.6 < 11.6.5
apple macos >= 12.0 < 12.3
apple macos 10.15.7
apple tvos < 15.4
apple watchos < 8.5
Fixed in15.4; 12.3; 2022; 8.5receipt

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Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$59,100over the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$59,100 = $4.99M incident cost x 0.6121449559255632 exposure x 0.01935 likelihood

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What it is stated by the CNA

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, watchOS 8.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. An attacker in a privileged position may be able to perform a denial of service attack. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
weakness
CWE-476
affected versions
apple ipados < 15.4; apple iphone os < 15.4; apple mac os x >= 10.15 < 10.15.7; and 7 more, listed in full below

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Movement the material steps

19 Mar 20220.01034
7 Mar 20230.00133 · scoring model v2023.03.01
17 Mar 20250.00138 · scoring model v2025.03.14
15 Jun 20260.0186 · scoring model v2026.06.15
7 Aug 20260.01935
Show all 25 observations
19 Mar 20220.01034
7 Mar 20230.00133
25 Mar 20230.00183
23 Jun 20230.00194
9 Oct 20230.00287
24 Oct 20230.00302
7 Nov 20230.00353
18 Nov 20240.00710
17 Mar 20250.00138
29 Mar 20250.00154
30 Mar 20250.00138
5 Apr 20250.00167
13 Apr 20250.00175
23 Apr 20250.00203
19 Jul 20250.00217
6 Aug 20250.00276
25 Aug 20250.00313
5 Nov 20250.00725
9 Nov 20250.01053
16 Nov 20250.01019
18 Nov 20250.01242
21 Nov 20250.01019
15 Jun 20260.0186
17 Jul 20260.01905
7 Aug 20260.01935

25 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.01935Published2022-03-18Index as of2026-08-07

The record had been public for 4 years, 4 months when this index was last written.

Published 2022-03-18 receipt · Index as of 2026-08-07 derived

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apple ios and ipados

Of the 4 records in this advisory that state one, this holds the lowest NVD CVSS score: 6.5.

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