Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-32847

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity memory corruption 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 3.2% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)3.2%top 11.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. 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. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.5
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.6
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 2022
Apple	tvOS	unspecified – before 15.6
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before 8.7
Apple	watchOS	unspecified – before 15.6

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 x_refsource_MISC