CVE-2022-32917 (GCVE-0-2022-32917)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-09-20 00:00
Modified
2025-10-21 23:15
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
References
Impacted products
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2022-09-14
Due date: 2022-10-05
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32917
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