CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-32917

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2022-09-20 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

Apple kernel, which is included in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, contains an unspecified vulnerability where an application may be able to execute code with kernel privileges.

Added to KEV
2022-09-14
Remediation due
2022-10-05
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32917
Status
Analyzed
Published
2022-09-20
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-787

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

Affected configurations

• apple ipados (< 15.7) • apple iphone os (< 15.7) • apple macos (>= 11.0 < 11.7) • apple macos (>= 12.0.0 < 12.6)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness

References