Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-32894
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-08-24 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-07 03:02:00 UTC
DescriptionAn out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.001910000 probability, percentile 0.410340000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-08-18; due 2022-09-08; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-787

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApple
ProductiOS and macOS
NameApple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213412, https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213413; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32894

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Ipados All All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os All All All All
Operating System Apple Macos All All All All
Operating System Apple Watchos All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-9 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-3 macOS Big Sur 11.7 FULLDISC seclists.org
About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.7 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-13 watchOS 9 FULLDISC seclists.org
About the security content of watchOS 9 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
About the security content of iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.5.1 - Apple Support MISC support.apple.com
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-2022-08-31-1 iOS 12.5.6 FULLDISC seclists.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 376830 Apple macOS Monterey 12.5.1 Not Installed (HT213413)
  • 376980 Apple macOS Big Sur 11.7 Not Installed (HT213443)
  • 610426 Apple iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1 Security Update Missing
  • 610427 Apple iOS 12.5.6 Security Update Missing
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