CVE-2022-32917

moderate-risk
Published 2022-09-20

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..

Do I need to act?

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0.58% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (17)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/40
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/40
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-...
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 9/34 · Low