What is CVE-2022-32799?

CVE-2022-32799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-32799?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-32799

An out-of-bounds read issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.5. A user in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (69.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified, 10.15.7
Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.15.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32799?: CVE-2022-32799 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-32799?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.