5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-32800
Apple File System Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 23, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 22, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-32800 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-32800 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 mac_os_x
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-2022-32800.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 Vendor Advisory

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).

A public collection of POCs & Exploits for the vulnerabilities I discovered

Shell Objective-C C Python

Updated: 4 weeks ago
380 stars 39 fork 39 watcher
Born at : Oct. 19, 2022, 10:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 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-2022-32800 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-32800 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. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-008:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.6.8 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0 up to (excluding) 12.5
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-32800 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.13527

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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