Privilege escalation in Apple Ipados
CVE-2022-32781
This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified, 10.15.7
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.15.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213258 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-32781?
- CVE-2022-32781 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-32781?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-32781 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.