Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

HIGH 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2022-32894 · Published 24/08/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 18/08/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
iOS and macOS Apple	Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV)

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Aug/16 · Mailing List
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45 · Mailing List
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/49 · Mailing List
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413 · Release Notes
support.apple.com/kb/HT213443 · Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT213486 · Third Party Advisory
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2022-32894

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