| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS up to 15.4.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DriverKit. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-26763. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 15.4.1 (Digital Media Player). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component DriverKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 05/16/2022 by Linus Henze as HT213254 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-26763. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:
A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges
The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading to version 15.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:
An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: tvOS 15.5
Timeline
03/08/2022 🔍05/16/2022 🔍
05/16/2022 🔍
05/18/2022 🔍
05/31/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT213254
Researcher: Linus Henze
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-26763 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-26763
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200105
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 05/18/2022 06:55Updated: 05/31/2025 00:08
Changes: 05/18/2022 06:55 (6), 05/18/2022 06:56 (13), 05/18/2022 06:59 (27), 05/24/2022 12:57 (1), 05/28/2022 09:49 (1), 06/12/2024 19:10 (23), 05/31/2025 00:08 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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