What is CVE-2022-32927?

CVE-2022-32927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-32927?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2022-32927

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Joining a malicious Wi-Fi network may result in a denial-of-service of the Settings app.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2022-11-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS — versions 16.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32927?: CVE-2022-32927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-32927?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.