CVE-2022-22578: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.3, iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, macOS Monterey 12.2. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.3 (fixed in 15.3)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 15.3 (fixed in 15.3)
• Apple macOS: before 12.2 (fixed in 12.2)
• Apple tvOS: before 15.3 (fixed in 15.3)
• Apple watchOS: before 8.4 (fixed in 8.4)

Published 2022-03-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.