Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-32820

High

Published: 23 September 2022

Published
23 September 2022
Modified
22 May 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0014 34.6th percentile
Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-32820 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 34.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app may be able…

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to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CWE(s)
CWE-787

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

apple
ipados
≤ 15.6
apple
iphone os
≤ 15.6
apple
mac os x
10.15.7
apple
macos
10.15.7 · ≤ 10.15.7 · 11.0 — 11.6.8 · 12.0 — 12.5
apple
tvos
≤ 15.6
apple
watchos
≤ 8.7

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

References