PT-2022-21514 · Apple · Ipados+3

Mohamed Ghannam + 1 · Published 2022-07-20 · Updated 2025-05-29 · CVE-2022-32840

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 watchOS versions prior to 8.7 iOS versions prior to 15.6 iPadOS versions prior to 15.6

Description This issue allows an app to potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges due to insufficient checks. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 12.5, update to macOS Monterey 12.5 to resolve the issue. For watchOS versions prior to 8.7, update to watchOS 8.7 to resolve the issue. For iOS versions prior to 15.6, update to iOS 15.6 to resolve the issue. For iPadOS versions prior to 15.6, update to iPadOS 15.6 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-32840

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Watchos

References · 11

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32840 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32840 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/124026 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/35100 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-32840 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102891 · Note
• https://t.me/echeloneyes/470 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/48684 · Telegram Post