CVE-2022-22588
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in...
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1. Processing a maliciously crafted HomeKit accessory name may cause a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1. Processing a maliciously crafted HomeKit accessory name may cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-22588- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1. Processing a maliciously crafted HomeKit accessory name may cause a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2022-22588- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27733 No score
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1. Processing a maliciously crafted HomeKit accessory name may cause a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2022-27733- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mvrw-pmwv-2h57
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in...
A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1. Processing a maliciously crafted HomeKit accessory name may cause a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-mvrw-pmwv-2h57- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-22588 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ipados, published March 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.66%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.