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CVE-2022-32837

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6
• macOS: from 10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2020, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-005, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-007, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001 (+9) — fixed in 10.15.7
• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.5 — fixed in 12.5
• Apple tvOS: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.6; Apple Iphone Os 15.6; macOS 10.15.7; Apple macOS 12.5; Apple tvOS 15.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343

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