TI-2022-14342 Aliases CVE-2022-32802 GHSA-f2cm-pc3v-mjrg

Protection mechanism failure in Apple macOS

LOW 36CWE-693Published 2022-09-20 · Updated 2025-05-28

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, tvOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00418 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 12.5tvOS (Apple): 15.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	macOS	before 12.5	12.5	Patch available	CNA
Apple	tvOS	before 15.6	15.6	Patch available	CNA
Apple	tvOS	before 15.6	15.6	Patch available	CNA

macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.5 Fixed in 12.5 Patch available CNA
tvOS VendorApple Affected before 15.6 Fixed in 15.6 Patch available CNA
tvOS VendorApple Affected before 15.6 Fixed in 15.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 15.6	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 15.6	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	12.0.0 to before 12.5	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::	before 15.6	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 to before 12.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.6 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.5
Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.6
Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.6

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2022-09-20
Apple macOS 12.5
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14329 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 54
- TI-2022-14395 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2022-14408 Improper access control in Apple macOSPriority LOW 30
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Release · 2022-09-20
Apple tvOS 15.6
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14329 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 54
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32802
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2cm-pc3v-mjrg

References

Advisory 3

TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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