CVE-2022-32839
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, tvOS 15.6, watchOS 8.7. A remote user may cause an unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.82%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 90
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (6)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
- CWE-119
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
Raw JSON (NVD)
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