CVE-2022-22642: Apple iPadOS

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4. A user may be able to bypass the Emergency SOS passcode prompt.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.4 (fixed in 15.4)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 15.4 (fixed in 15.4)

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