Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2022-32207
When curl < 7.84.0 saves cookies, alt-svc and hsts data to local files, it makes the operation atomic by finalizing the operation with a rename from a temporary name to the final target file name.In that rename operation, it might accidentally *widen* the permissions for the target file, leaving the updated file accessible to more users than intended.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.077 (94.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.069 · newest: 0.077 · change: +0.009
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- hackerone.com/reports/1573634 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5197 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220915-0003/ (Third Party Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 (Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-32207?
- CVE-2022-32207 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under CWE-840. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-07-07.
- How severe is CVE-2022-32207?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-32207 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.