CVE-2022-32832
Apple Inc. · published 2022-09-23
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by Apple Inc. via the CVE Program.
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Modified
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 12.5: affected |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 11.6: affected |
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – before 2022: affected |
| Apple | tvOS | unspecified – before 15.6: affected |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified – before 8.7: affected |
| Apple | watchOS | unspecified – before 15.6: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (6)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MEDIUM — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MEDIUM — as published by CISA-ADP (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Sources
References the source lists
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
Source dates: published 2022-09-23, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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