Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-32852

High 7.1

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)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.4% 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 macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing a maliciously crafted AppleScript binary may result in unexpected termination or disclosure of process memory.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.5

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 x_refsource_MISC