PT-2022-21489 · Apple · Macos Catalina+7

Xinru Chi · Published 2022-07-20 · Updated 2025-05-29 · CVE-2022-32813

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 12.5 macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.6.8 macOS Catalina versions prior to Security Update 2022-005 iOS versions prior to 15.6 iPadOS versions prior to 15.6 tvOS versions prior to 15.6 watchOS versions prior to 8.7

Description The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 12.5, update to macOS Monterey 12.5. For macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.6.8, update to macOS Big Sur 11.6.8. For macOS Catalina versions prior to Security Update 2022-005, apply Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. For iOS versions prior to 15.6, update to iOS 15.6. For iPadOS versions prior to 15.6, update to iPadOS 15.6. For tvOS versions prior to 15.6, update to tvOS 15.6. For watchOS versions prior to 8.7, update to watchOS 8.7.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-32813

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Big Sur

Macos Catalina

Macos Monterey

Tvos

Watchos

References · 16

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32813 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32813 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/35363 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102872 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/48689 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-32813 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102891 · Note
• https://t.me/echeloneyes/470 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/35105 · Telegram Post