Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in Apple Operating Systems

Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in Apple Operating Systems

CVE-2022-22578 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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