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CVE-2022-32781

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.5 — fixed in 15.5
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.5 — fixed in 15.5
• macOS: 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-004, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-005 (+6)
• Apple macOS: before 10.15.7; from 11.0 before 11.6.8; from 12.0 before 12.4; 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-004 — fixed in 10.15.7, 11.6.8, 12.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.5; Apple Iphone Os 15.5; Apple macOS 10.15.7, 11.6.8, 12.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344

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