CVE-2022-32894An 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…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 3.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 11% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 18 Aug 2022
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
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. 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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability.
- Added
- 18 Aug 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 8 Sept 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 18 Aug 2022.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apple
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 11% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 15.6
- affected unspecified – < 12.5
References
References8
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 20220831 APPLE-SA-2022-08-31-1 iOS 12.5.6 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213486 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-13 watchOS 9 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-9 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-3 macOS Big Sur 11.7 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-32894 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-35960 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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