CVE-2022-32917

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS: Remote Code Execution

As of , CVE-2022-32917 in Apple iOS, iPadOS, 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 14 September 2022
US federal deadline
5 October 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
0.06Higher than 92% 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 kernel, which is included in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, contains an unspecified vulnerability where an application may be able to execute code with kernel privileges.

CISA's 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..

The CVE record's description, from apple

CVE published
20 September 2022
Assigned by
apple
CVSS
7.8 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

  1. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  2. The CVE record was published.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

iOS, iPadOS, and macOS: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2020-9934Input ValidationApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch this weekMetasploit module0.03
CVE-2023-41064ImageIO Buffer OverflowApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch this weekEPSS 0.530.53
CVE-2025-43300Out-of-Bounds WriteApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch soon0.32
CVE-2023-28206IOSurfaceAccelerator Out-of-Bounds WriteApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch soon0.23
CVE-2022-22620Webkit Use-After-FreeApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch soon0.16
CVE-2021-30858iOS, iPadOS, macOS Use-After-FreeApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch soon0.13
CVE-2021-1870WebKit Remote Code ExecutionApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch soon0.08
CVE-2021-1871WebKit Remote Code ExecutionApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch soon0.07
CVE-2021-30900Out-of-Bounds WriteApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch soon0.05
CVE-2021-30869Type ConfusionApple iOS, iPadOS, and macOSPatch soon0.04

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