CVE-2022-32894
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.033 · 88 %ileEURUUSadded 2022-08-18remediate by 2022-09-08
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.8–9.8
ssvc
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affected products (10)
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also known as (4)
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references (31)
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- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Aug/16cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/49cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-32894/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32894cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168117/Apple-Security-Advisory-2022-08-17-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168118/Apple-Security-Advisory-2022-08-17-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412cnnvd
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