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CVE-2022-32844

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app with arbitrary kernel read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6
• Apple tvOS: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6
• Apple watchOS: before 8.7 — fixed in 8.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.6; Apple Iphone Os 15.6; Apple tvOS 15.6; Apple watchOS 8.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
• 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/HT213346

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