CVE-2022-32942 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apple	Macos

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534

History

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-125
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-21T15:21:24.886Z

Reserved: 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-32942

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T07:54:03.445Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-15T19:15:18.017

Modified: 2025-04-21T16:15:49.367

Link: CVE-2022-32942

Redhat

No data.

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