Actively exploited · Published Aug 24, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-32894
High 7.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on August 18, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.3% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Sep 8, 2022.
Official description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 15.6 |
| 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/HT213412
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413
- 20220831 APPLE-SA-2022-08-31-1 iOS 12.5.6 mailing-list
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213486
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-13 watchOS 9 mailing-list
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-9 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-3 macOS Big Sur 11.7 mailing-list
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-32894 government-resource