PT-2022-21481 · Apple · Apple Macos

Joshua Mason · Published 2022-07-20 · Updated 2022-09-27 · CVE-2022-32801

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 12.5

Description The issue allows an app to potentially gain root privileges due to inadequate checks. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified. There is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited. Technical details about exploitation are not provided, such as specific API endpoints, vulnerable parameters or variables, or function names.

Recommendations For versions prior to 12.5, update to macOS Monterey 12.5 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-32801

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32801 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32801 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/36878 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102891 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-32801 · Note