# CVE-2022-26766: A certificate parsing issue was addressed with improved checks.

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 8.6, 15.5, 2022, 11.6, 12.4
- Published: 2022-05-26 · Updated: 2025-05-30

## Affected

- Apple watchOS: fixed in 8.6
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 15.5
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 2022
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 11.6
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 12.4
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 15.5

## Description

A certificate parsing issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.5, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, Security Update 2022-004 Catalina, watchOS 8.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6, macOS Monterey 12.4. A malicious app may be able to bypass signature validation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple watchOS, upgrade to a fixed version (8.6, 15.5, 2022, 11.6, 12.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213255
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213256
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213253
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213254
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
- https://github.com/zhuowei/CoreTrustDemo

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