Apple iOS: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences
Priority LOW 25Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00275 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS (Apple): 16macOS (Apple): 11.7, 15.7
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS | before 16 | 16 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 11.7 | 11.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 15.7 | 15.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- iOS VendorApple Affected before 16 Fixed in 16 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 11.7 Fixed in 11.7 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 15.7 Fixed in 15.7 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 15.7 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 15.7 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0.0 to before 11.7 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 9.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 to before 11.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in 16
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.7
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iOS 16
11 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 2 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14443 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2022-14413 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2022-14438 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- Release ·
Apple macOS 11.7, 15.7
6 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-14443 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2022-14437 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2022-14434 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32854
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cqw-cp62-6frc
References
Advisory 8
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213486
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-3 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-1 iOS 16
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-4 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-2 iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-13 watchOS 9
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-9 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-3 macOS Big Sur 11.7
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-32854 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-32854 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2cqw-cp62-6frc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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