CVE-2022-32882
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThis issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, macOS Big Sur 11.6.6. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA vulnerability in macOS allowed an application to bypass Privacy preferences, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive user data or system resources protected by macOS privacy controls. The fix implemented improved validation checks to prevent this bypass.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 11.0, < 11.6.6>= 12.0.0, < 12.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed macOS versionRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' in Terminal or click Apple menu > About This Mac to view the macOS version numberAffected if The version is 11.0 to 11.6.5 (Big Sur) or 12.0 to 12.3 (Monterey)
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Confirm the exact build numberRun 'sw_vers -buildVersion' in Terminal to see the specific buildAffected if The build number is earlier than the fixed builds (21F504 for Monterey 12.4 or 20G415 for Big Sur 11.6.6)
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Check for installed security updatesOpen System Preferences > Software Update, or run 'system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType' in Terminal to see update historyAffected if Security Update 2022-004 (Monterey) or Security Update 2022-005 (Big Sur) is not installed on vulnerable version ranges
A system is affected if it runs macOS Big Sur 11.0-11.6.5 or Monterey 12.0-12.3 and has not received the corresponding security update that patched this privacy preference bypass vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped11.6.612.4
Deploy the vendor-supplied macOS security updates (Monterey 12.4+ or Big Sur 11.6.6+) to all affected systems to apply the improved checks that prevent privacy preference bypass.
macOS Big Sur 11.6.6 or macOS Monterey 12.4 (depending on which major version is currently installed)
- Back up important data before upgrading the operating system
- For macOS Big Sur (11.0-11.6.5): Upgrade to macOS Big Sur 11.6.6
- For macOS Monterey (12.0.0-12.3): Upgrade to macOS Monterey 12.4
- After upgrade, verify the system is running the patched version via Apple menu > About This Mac
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-32882 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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