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CVE-2022-32881

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2022-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.7; from 12.0.0 before 12.6 — fixed in 11.7, 12.6
• Apple tvOS: before 16.0 — fixed in 16.0
• Apple watchOS: before 9.0 — fixed in 9.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 11.7, 12.6; Apple tvOS 16.0; Apple watchOS 9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213486
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213487
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213486
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213487
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

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