What is CVE-2022-32845?

CVE-2022-32845 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2022-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-32845?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-32845 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-32845

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

Published 2022-09-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.054 (92.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.054 · change: +0.007

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32845?: CVE-2022-32845 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2022-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-32845?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-32845 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.