What is CVE-2022-32841?

CVE-2022-32841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-32841?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-32841

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing a maliciously crafted image may result in disclosure of process memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-09-23 · 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: 0.007 (51.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.3% 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: 0.007 · change: +0.001

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32841?: CVE-2022-32841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-32841?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.