CVE-2022-32911
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 · uneditedThe issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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 confidenceThis is a kernel-level privilege escalation vulnerability caused by improper memory handling. A malicious local application can exploit this memory corruption issue to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, effectively gaining full control of the system.
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< 15.7< 15.7>= 11.0, < 11.7>= 12.0.0, < 12.6< 16.0< 9.0CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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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Check macOS versionRun 'sw_vers -productVersion' in Terminal or view System Preferences > AboutAffected if Version is 11.0 to 11.6.x, or 12.0.0 to 12.5.x
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Check iOS versionOpen Settings > General > About on the deviceAffected if Version is below 15.7
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Check iPadOS versionOpen Settings > General > About on the deviceAffected if Version is below 15.7
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Check tvOS versionOpen Settings > General > About on Apple TVAffected if Version is below 16.0
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Check watchOS versionOpen Settings > General > About on Apple Watch via iPhone Watch appAffected if Version is below 9.0
The device is affected if its operating system version falls within any of the unpatched ranges: iOS/iPadOS < 15.7, macOS 11.0-11.6 or 12.0-12.5, tvOS < 16.0, or watchOS < 9.0
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 · scoped9.011.712.6
Apply the available security updates: macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7, iPadOS 15.7, and iOS 16. This is a critical patch as it allows a local application to escape sandbox restrictions and gain kernel-level code execution.
iOS 15.7/iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16.0, watchOS 9.0
- Backup your device before performing any OS update
- For iPhone/iPad: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install iOS 15.7/iPadOS 15.7 or iOS 16 (depending on device support)
- For Mac: Go to System Preferences > Software Update and install macOS Big Sur 11.7 or Monterey 12.6
- For Apple TV: Go to Settings > System > Software Updates and install tvOS 16.0
- For Apple Watch: Go to Settings > General > Software Update and install watchOS 9.0
- After updating, verify the new OS version in Settings/General to confirm the update was successful
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-32911 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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