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CVE-2022-32888

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, watchOS 9, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7 — fixed in 15.7
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.7 — fixed in 15.7
• 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 iPadOS 15.7; Apple Iphone Os 15.7; Apple macOS 11.7, 12.6; Apple tvOS 16.0; Apple watchOS 9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/04/4
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
• 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
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/04/4
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443

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