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CVE-2022-32847

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% 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-119

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. 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. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.6 — fixed in 15.6
• 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 12.5; 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-004 — fixed in 10.15.7, 11.6.8, 12.5
• 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 macOS 10.15.7, 11.6.8, 12.5; 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/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

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