CVE-2022-22665
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3....
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-22665- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-22665- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27810 No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2022-27810- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cwhg-jqwm-5f92
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3....
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
- Record
GHSA-cwhg-jqwm-5f92- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- 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-2022-22665 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published March 18, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/kb/HT213185
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22665
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cwhg-jqwm-5f92