Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-32842
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 x_refsource_MISC