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TI-2022-14373 Aliases CVE-2022-32839GHSA-26rv-q89r-636r

Memory corruption in Apple macOS

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03906 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 12.5, 11.6, 2022tvOS (Apple): 15.6+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOSbefore 12.512.5Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 11.611.6Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 20222022Patch availableCNA
AppletvOSbefore 15.615.6Patch availableCNA
ApplewatchOSbefore 8.78.7Patch availableCNA
ApplewatchOSbefore 15.615.6Patch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.5 Fixed in 12.5 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 11.6 Fixed in 11.6 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before 2022 Fixed in 2022 Patch available CNA
  • tvOS VendorApple Affected before 15.6 Fixed in 15.6 Patch available CNA
  • watchOS VendorApple Affected before 8.7 Fixed in 8.7 Patch available CNA
  • watchOS VendorApple Affected before 15.6 Fixed in 15.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2020-001VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2021-001VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2021-002VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2021-003VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2021-004VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2021-005VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2021-006VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-007:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2021-007VulnerableApple
  • 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:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2020-001 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2021-001 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2021-002 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2021-003 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2021-004 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2021-005 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2021-006 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-007:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2021-007 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-008:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2021-008VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2022-001VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2022-002VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-003:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2022-003VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.15.7; 11.0 to before 11.6.8; 12.0 to before 12.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-004:*:*:*:*:*:*10.15.7 security_update_2022-004VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.6VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.7VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-008:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2021-008 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2022-001 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2022-002 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-003:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2022-003 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.15.7; 11.0 to before 11.6.8; 12.0 to before 12.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-004:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.15.7 security_update_2022-004 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.7 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.5
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.6
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 2022
  • Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.6
  • Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 8.7
  • Fix · CNA watchOS (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 ·

    Apple macOS 12.5

    11 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM, 9 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-14421 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 93
    • TI-2022-14374 Improper privilege management in Apple macOSPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2022-14371 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 37
    Show all 11 records →
  • Release ·

    Apple macOS 11.6, 2022

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-14347 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2022-14346 Apple macOS: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privilegesPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2022-14348 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
    Show all 7 records →
Show 2 more groups
  • Release ·

    Apple watchOS 15.6, 8.7

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-14374 Improper privilege management in Apple macOSPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2022-14345 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2022-14348 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
    Show all 5 records →
  • Release ·

    Apple tvOS 15.6

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-14371 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 37
    • TI-2022-14348 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2022-14389 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Apple macOSPriority LOW 20
    Show all 4 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32839
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-26rv-q89r-636r
  3. 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Advisory 6

  • 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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