CVE-2022-32840 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Macos

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management5 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 70.43%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple MacosApple WatchosApple Ipados+3 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 24
Latest updateAug 25

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages9 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 12.5
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.5
▶NVDapple/ipados< 15.6
▶CVEListV5apple/watchosunspecified — 8.7+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-2ww6-gh4g-5q93: This issue was addressed with improved checks↗2022-08-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2022-32840: watchOS 8.7↗2022-07-20
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Apple
CVE-2022-32840: macOS Monterey 12.5↗2022-07-20
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Apple
CVE-2022-32840: iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6↗2022-07-20
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