Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-32797

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity improper input validation 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 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.3% 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 Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing a maliciously crafted AppleScript binary may result in unexpected termination or disclosure of process memory.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apple macOS unspecified – before 12.5
Apple macOS unspecified – before 11.6
Apple macOS unspecified – before 2022

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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