SafariWeb browser · Apple
CVE-2022-32892
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 · uneditedAn access issue was addressed with improvements to the sandbox. This issue is fixed in Safari 16, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, 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 · moderate confidenceA sandbox bypass vulnerability in Apple Safari and iOS/macOS allows a sandboxed process to potentially circumvent sandbox restrictions, enabling unauthorized access to resources outside the intended security boundary. The vulnerability stems from an access control issue in the sandbox implementation.
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
SafariWeb browser
< 16.0>= 15.0, < 15.7>= 15.0, < 15.7< 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 Safari version on macOSOpen Safari, click Safari menu > About Safari, or enter safari://version in the address barAffected if Version displayed is less than 16.0
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Check iOS version on iPhoneGo to Settings > General > About, look at the Software Version fieldAffected if Version shows 15.0 through 15.6.x (any version >= 15.0 but < 15.7)
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Check iPadOS version on iPadGo to Settings > General > About, look at the Software Version fieldAffected if Version shows 15.0 through 15.6.x (any version >= 15.0 but < 15.7)
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Check macOS versionClick Apple menu > About This Mac, look at the macOS version lineAffected if Version shows anything less than 13.0 (such as 12.x, 11.x, etc.)
You are affected if Safari is below 16.0, or iOS/iPadOS is 15.0-15.6.x, or macOS is below 13.0, and you process untrusted web content or run third-party applications in Safari.
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 · scoped13.015.716.0
Apply the vendor-supplied patches by updating to Safari 16, iOS 15.7/16, iPadOS 15.7/16, or macOS Ventura 13 or later. Until patched, minimize exposure by avoiding untrusted web content and third-party applications.
Safari 16.0, iOS 15.7/iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Ventura 13.0
- Open Settings on the device
- Navigate to General > Software Update
- Ensure the device is connected to Wi-Fi and has sufficient battery
- Download and install the available software update
- For macOS: Open System Preferences > Software Update and install the update
- Restart the device if prompted
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Safari
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-32892 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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