Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1 WebKit use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-26717. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple watchOS up to 8.5.1 (Smartwatch Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/16/2022 by Jeonghoon Shin as HT213253 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-26717. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 8.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2022-31267) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-2044). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Gentoo Linux
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 8.6

Timelineinfo

03/08/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 +68 days 🔍
05/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/17/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2026 +1455 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213253
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-26717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200091
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-2044 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2022 18:53
Updated: 05/11/2026 13:23
Changes: 05/17/2022 18:53 (19), 05/17/2022 18:56 (27), 05/24/2022 11:02 (1), 11/30/2025 09:16 (21), 05/11/2026 13:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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