Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2023 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-32900

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement 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 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, macOS Big Sur 11.7. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.7
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.6

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444