CVE-2022-32917
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 5 October 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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..
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.60% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 14 September 2022 · due 5 October 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 5.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32917
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/40Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/40Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-32917US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.