CVE-2022-32796

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345	Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:06

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 - Vendor Advisory

08 Aug 2023, 14:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~NVD-CWE-noinfo~~	CWE-787

Information

Published : 2022-09-23 19:15

Updated : 2025-05-22 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-32796

Mitre link : CVE-2022-32796

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-32796

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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