Vulnerability record

CVE-2022-32917

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Oct 5, 2022.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

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..

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
iOS & iPadOSApple< 15.715.7NVD
iOS, iPadOS, and macOSApple——KEV
macOSApple>= 11.0, < 11.7; >= 12.0.0, < 12.611.7; 12.6NVD

Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2022-32917 scored CVSS 7.8: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched iOS, iPadOS, and macOS systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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