CVE-2022-32788 | BDVDB-2026-185014 Detail

ApplemacOS

Description#

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-09-20Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-05-28Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-09-20
Last modified: 2025-05-28

Vendor information

Vendor: Apple
Product: macOS

All Apple vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

2.7%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 86.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 12.5
Fixed
12.5

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).