What is CVE-2022-32840?

CVE-2022-32840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-32840?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-32840

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Apple watchOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32840?: CVE-2022-32840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-32840?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.