Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-32798

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 1.6% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 23.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.5

Weakness: CWE-787 · 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