PT-2022-21495 · Apple · Macos Catalina+7

Joshua Mason · Published 2022-07-20 · Updated 2023-01-09 · CVE-2022-32819

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 iOS versions prior to 15.6 iPadOS versions prior to 15.6 macOS Big Sur versions prior to 11.6.8 watchOS versions prior to 8.7 tvOS versions prior to 15.6 macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.5 macOS Catalina versions prior to Security Update 2022-005

Description A logic issue was addressed with improved state management, which may allow an app to gain root privileges.

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

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-32819

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Macos Big Sur

Macos Catalina

Macos Monterey

Tvos

Watchos

References · 12

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32819 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32819 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50409 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-32819 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102872 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102891 · Note