VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-32815
An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. 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. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/macos · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.