CVE-2022-22592

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.3 and iPadOS 15.3, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, Safari 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.

Published: 2022-03-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-22592 is rated Moderate Risk (49.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22592

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-13 0.18% 0.47% +0.29%
2 2026-01-23 0.28% 0.18% -0.10%
3 2026-01-07 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22592

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-22592

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-22592

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2022-22592: 1 source package rows (webkit2gtk); 5 state rows across 5 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, edge-community); fixed 5, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-22592
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-22592 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (webkit2gtk, wpewebkit), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-22592
gentoo high CVE-2022-22592: 1 GLSA(s) (202208-39), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/webkit-gtk); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-22592
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22592
suse high CVE-2022-22592 severity important: SUSE including 139 source package names (WebKit2GTK-4.1-lang-2.36.0-150400.2.13, WebKit2GTK-5.0-lang-2.36.0-150400.2.12, …), 429 product×package rows across 60 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (60 product lines)): Fixed 427, Known Not Affected 2. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22592/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-22592 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit2gtk, webkitgtk, wpewebkit), 55 status rows across 11 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 25, ignored 19, released 8, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-22592

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22592

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple safari < 15.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone < 15.3 cpe:2.3:h:apple:iphone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados < 15.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 12.0.0, < 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 15.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 8.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-22592

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