CVE-2022-22628Network attack vector

Code execution via stale access-key object

Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025

Use-after-free in WebKit in Apple Safari before 15.4, tvOS before 15.4, and watchOS before 8.5 allows remote attackers to execute code. WebKit's access-key event path can invoke script that invalidates an element, then continue dispatching or focusing through the stale object. A user must process attacker-controlled web content; successful exploitation executes code in the affected WebKit content-processing context.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in WebKit in Apple Safari before 15.4, tvOS before 15.4, and watchOS before 8.5 allows remote attackers to execute code. WebKit's access-key event path can invoke script that invalidates an element, then continue dispatching or focusing through the stale object. A user must process attacker-controlled web content; successful exploitation executes code in the affected WebKit content-processing context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-22628
Published
Sep 23, 2022
Updated
May 22, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
Safari
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <15.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · Safariversion=unspecified <15.4
Apple · tvOSversion=unspecified <12.3; version=unspecified <15.4
Apple · watchOSversion=unspecified <8.5

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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