What is CVE-2022-32949?

CVE-2022-32949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-32949?

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

Privilege escalation in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2022-32949

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, tvOS 16. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2023-02-27 · 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: 0.002 (13.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213487 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32949?: CVE-2022-32949 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-32949?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.