CVE-2022-32781

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 23, 2022 at 06:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:47 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 15.5
Affected range stops below 15.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 15.5
Affected range stops below 15.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.15.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.6.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2022, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-269

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