CVE-2022-32893
Apple iOS and macOS: Out-of-Bounds Write
As of , CVE-2022-32893 in Apple iOS and macOS is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 18 August 2022
- US federal deadline
- 8 September 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.10Higher than 95% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- No score that dayThe EPSS file of the day CISA listed it has no score for it.
- Public exploit
- None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
- Fix
- Vendor advice: support.apple.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Apple iOS and macOS contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution when processing malicious crafted web content.
CISA's description
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, Safari 15.6.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
The CVE record's description, from apple
- CVE published
- 24 August 2022
- Assigned by
- apple
- CVSS
- 8.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-787
- Out-of-bounds Write
- CWE-20
- Improper Input Validation
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The CVE record was published.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
iOS and macOS: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-22587Memory Corruption | Apple iOS and macOS | Patch soon | 0.12 | ||
| CVE-2022-32894Out-of-Bounds Write | Apple iOS and macOS | Patch soon | 0.03 | ||
| CVE-2019-6223Group Facetime | Apple iOS and macOS | Patch soon | 0.03 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org