{"id":"CVE-2022-32894","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-32894","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T12:57:12.818Z","title":"Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability","description":"An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. 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.","published":"2022-08-24T20:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:48:10.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["apple/ipados","apple/iphone os","apple/macos","apple/watchos"],"epss":{"score":0.03286,"percentile":0.88451,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-08-18","dueDate":"2022-09-08","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213412, https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213413;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32894"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 8 September 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Aug/16","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/49","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213486","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Aug/16","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/49","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213486","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-32894","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32894","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}