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CVE-2022-32917

CVE-2022-32917HIGH

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0560   92.7   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions       Fixed
  iOS      unspecified –  —
  macOS    unspecified –  —
  macOS    unspecified –  —
  macOS    unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Jun 9   Reserved by apple
  Sep 14  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-10-05
  Sep 20  Published (CNA: apple)

CWE-787 · CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 9 references · KEV due October 5, 2022

Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. 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..

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 9, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by apple
September 14, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-10-05
September 20, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: apple)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 4 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apple	iOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (9)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39 [mailing-list]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/40 [mailing-list]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43 [mailing-list]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45 [mailing-list]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-32917 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-32917 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

Weaknesses: CWE-787

About this page

This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-32917 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, October 7, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.