CVE-2022-32938 | BDVDB-2026-187721 Detail

ApplemacOS

Description#

A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13. A shortcut may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-11-01Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-05-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-11-01
Last modified: 2025-05-06

Vendor information

Vendor: Apple
Product: macOS

All Apple vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 59.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Path Traversal

Action

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

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 13
Fixed
13
Vulnerable
< 16.1
Fixed
16.1

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.3 Medium

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

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

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

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