CVE-2022-32788

moderate-risk

Published 2022-09-20

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.

Do I need to act?

0.89% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Ipados

Iphone Os

Macos

Tvos

Watchos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (8)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal

Exposure 12/34 · Low