CVEvulnerability
CVE-2022-32840
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2022-08-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269
Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected configurations
• apple ipados (< 15.6)
• apple iphone os (< 15.6)
• apple macos (>= 12.0 < 12.5)
• apple watchos (< 8.7)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory