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CVE-2022-32908

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

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://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
• 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/kb/HT213486
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213487
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39

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