1. Home
  2. Vulnerabilities
  3. CVE-2022-32793
7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-32793
Apple macOS Monterey Kernel OOB Write Vulnerability
Description

Multiple out-of-bounds write issues were addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 24, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 30, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-32793 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple ipados
1 Fedoraproject fedora
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 6
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Multiple out-of-bounds write issues were addressed with improved bounds checking.
  • Update macOS to version 12.5 or later.
  • Update iOS and iPadOS to version 15.6 or later.
  • Update tvOS to version 15.6 or later.
  • Update watchOS to version 8.7 or later.
  • Update webkitgtk4 using yum update.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-32793 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-32793.

URL Resource
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7SETAAXEPGNBMYKTUDFEZHS5LGSQ64QL/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKJGV2EXVMYQW3OAJNI4WUTKKVMD2YYK/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213446
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7SETAAXEPGNBMYKTUDFEZHS5LGSQ64QL/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKJGV2EXVMYQW3OAJNI4WUTKKVMD2YYK/
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213446
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-32793 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-32793 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Profile Photo
pawan-shivarkar/List-of-CVE-s-

Contains List of CVE's that I have found (Individual + Collaborative work)

Updated: 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2025, 1:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 106 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-32793 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-32793 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    May. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7SETAAXEPGNBMYKTUDFEZHS5LGSQ64QL/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKJGV2EXVMYQW3OAJNI4WUTKKVMD2YYK/
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213446
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7SETAAXEPGNBMYKTUDFEZHS5LGSQ64QL/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKJGV2EXVMYQW3OAJNI4WUTKKVMD2YYK/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7SETAAXEPGNBMYKTUDFEZHS5LGSQ64QL/
    Removed Reference Apple Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YKJGV2EXVMYQW3OAJNI4WUTKKVMD2YYK/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213446 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YKJGV2EXVMYQW3OAJNI4WUTKKVMD2YYK/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YKJGV2EXVMYQW3OAJNI4WUTKKVMD2YYK/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YKJGV2EXVMYQW3OAJNI4WUTKKVMD2YYK/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7SETAAXEPGNBMYKTUDFEZHS5LGSQ64QL/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7SETAAXEPGNBMYKTUDFEZHS5LGSQ64QL/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0 up to (excluding) 12.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.7
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7SETAAXEPGNBMYKTUDFEZHS5LGSQ64QL/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} 0.05%

score

0.46493

percentile