What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-26717?

CVE-2022-26717 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.4%.

Itunes CVE-2022-26717

HIGH

Use After Free (CWE-416)

2022-11-01 product-security@apple.com

Apple Denial Of Service Memory Corruption Microsoft RCE Use After Free Itunes Safari Ipados Iphone Os macOS Tvos Watchos

8.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 01, 2022 - 20:15 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionNVD

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, Safari 15.5, iTunes 12.12.4 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

AnalysisAI

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, watchOS 8.6, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, Safari 15.5, iTunes 12.12.4 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Affected products include: Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.