CVE-2022-22629

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iTunes 12.12.3 for Windows, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Published: 2022-09-23 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-22629 is rated Moderate Risk (60.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.52%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22629

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 2026-06-15 33.55% 3.52% -30.03%
2 2026-06-08 29.99% 33.55% +3.56%
3 2026-05-21 29.99%

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-22629

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-22629

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-22629

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2022-22629: 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-2022-22629
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-22629 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-2022-22629
gentoo high CVE-2022-22629: 1 GLSA(s) (202208-39), 1 atom(s) (net-libs/webkit-gtk); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-22629
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22629
suse high CVE-2022-22629 severity important: SUSE including 157 source package names (WebKit2GTK-4.1-lang-2.36.0-150400.2.13, WebKit2GTK-5.0-lang-2.36.0-150400.2.12, …), 698 product×package rows across 76 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (76 product lines)): Fixed 438, Known Not Affected 260. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22629/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-22629 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, not-affected 5, needs-triage 4, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-22629

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-22629

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple itunes < 12.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
apple safari < 15.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple ipados < 15.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 15.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 12.0.0, < 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 15.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 8.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-22629

URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213182 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213186 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213187 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213188 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213193 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
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