CVE-2022-32894
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Out-of-bounds write · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
7.8CVSS HIGH exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-08-18. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-09-08.
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)3%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Aug/16Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/49Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213486Advisory