# CVE-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 been actively exploited..

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2022-32917
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-09-14; CISA due date 2022-10-05
- EPSS: 5.56% (percentile 93.0)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-01-29)
- Weakness: CWE-787
- Published: 2022-09-20

## Affected versions

- Apple iOS: affected < 16
- Apple macOS: affected < 11.7; < 15.7; < 12.6

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
- [other] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/40
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
- [other] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-32917

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