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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-32917

Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Sep 12, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

Patch now

CVE-2022-32917 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Oct 5, 2022. Confirm Apple iOS, iPadOS, 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
5.60%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/macos · vendor Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. 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?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

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

How to fix CVE-2022-32917

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-32917 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Oct 5, 2022. Confirm Apple iOS, iPadOS, 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 5.60%. 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. Sep 14, 2022 · Catalog

    Detected

    The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. 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. Sep 14, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Oct 5, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. 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-2022-32917

    Apple kernel, which is included in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, contains an unspecified vulnerability where an application may be able to execute code with kernel privileges.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-32917

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-32917

    30-day exploitation probability 5.6%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-32917

    The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-32917

    Apple kernel, which is included in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, contains an unspecified vulnerability where an application may be able 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.