What is CVE-2022-32838?

CVE-2022-32838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-32838?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-32838

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.

Published 2022-08-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · 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)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32838?: CVE-2022-32838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-32838?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.