Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2022 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2022-32807

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw 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 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 12.5
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.6
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 2022

References

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