CVE-2022-26765 | BDVDB-2026-176902 Detail

ApplewatchOS

Description#

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5, macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. A malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact none. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-05-26Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-05-30Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-05-26
Last modified: 2025-05-30

Vendor information

Vendor: Apple
Product: watchOS

All Apple vulnerabilities

Score

4.7 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 10.7.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Race Condition

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 8.6
Fixed
8.6
Vulnerable
< 15.5
Fixed
15.5
Vulnerable
< 12.4
Fixed
12.4

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

4.7 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).