CVE-2022-32890
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 · uneditedA logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
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 · high confidenceA logic flaw in macOS allows sandboxed processes to bypass sandbox restrictions, potentially enabling a malicious application to perform actions outside its intended permission boundaries. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability specific to the macOS sandboxing mechanism. The vulnerability was fixed in macOS Ventura 13.
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< 13.0CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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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Check macOS versionRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' in Terminal or go to Apple menu > About This MacAffected if Version is less than 13.0 (Ventura)
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Verify sandbox daemon statusRun 'ps -ax | grep -i sandboxd' to check if the sandbox daemon is runningAffected if Sandbox daemon exists and is active, but OS version is below 13.0
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Check for sandbox bypass indicatorsReview system logs with 'log show --predicate 'process == "sandboxd"' --last 24h | grep -i deny' for any unexpected sandbox denialsAffected if Unusual sandbox denial patterns or unexpected process behavior outside expected permissions
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Identify third-party sandboxed appsRun 'ls -la /Applications | grep -i app' to list installed applications, then check if any are configured to run sandboxedAffected if Sandboxed applications are installed on macOS versions below 13.0
The system is affected if it runs any version of macOS prior to 13.0 (Ventura) and uses sandboxed applications, as the logic flaw in the sandbox mechanism could allow privilege escalation.
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 · scoped13.0
Apply the macOS Ventura 13 or later security update to affected systems to remediate this vulnerability.
macOS Ventura 13.0 or later
- Back up your Mac using Time Machine or another backup solution before proceeding with the update
- Open System Settings (or System Preferences on older macOS versions)
- Navigate to General > Software Update
- Check for available updates - the system should detect macOS Ventura 13.0 or later
- Click 'Update Now' or 'Download and Install' to install macOS Ventura 13.0 or later
- Follow the on-screen instructions and allow the Mac to restart during the installation process
- After the update completes, verify the system is running macOS 13.0 or later by checking System Settings > General > About
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- 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-2022-32890 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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