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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-32894

Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

Published Aug 17, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iOS and macOS

Patch now

CVE-2022-32894 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 8, 2022. Confirm Apple iOS and macOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.29%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/macos · cpe apple/watchos · vendor Apple iOS and macOS

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe apple/ipadosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/macosversion unspecified
  • cpe apple/watchosversion unspecified
  • vendor Apple iOS and macOSversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-32894

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-32894 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 8, 2022. Confirm Apple iOS and macOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 3.29%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 18, 2022 · Catalog

    Detected

    An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

  2. Aug 18, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Sep 8, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-32894

    Apple iOS and macOS contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-32894

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-32894

    30-day exploitation probability 3.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-32894

    An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have b

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-32894

    Apple iOS and macOS contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.