CVE-2022-22632: Apple iPadOS

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.4, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5, watchOS 8.5, macOS Monterey 12.3. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.4 (fixed in 15.4)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 15.4 (fixed in 15.4)
• Apple macOS: from 11.6, before 11.6.5 (fixed in 11.6.5); from 12.0, before 12.3 (fixed in 12.3)
• Apple tvOS: before 15.4 (fixed in 15.4)
• Apple watchOS: before 8.5 (fixed in 8.5)

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