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IpadosOperating system · Apple

CVE-2022-32924

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-01
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 9.1 / 11.7 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Public exploit No privileges

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 · unedited
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6. 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
How this class of weakness works · CWE-94

The application evaluates attacker-influenced input as code, handing them a way to run logic inside the process. Depending on the runtime this can escalate directly to remote code execution. Remediation means removing dynamic evaluation of untrusted input and replacing it with safe, data-driven alternatives.

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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
IpadosOperating system
Affected:< 16.0
Iphone OsOperating system
Affected:< 16.1
macOSOperating system
Affected:< 13.0>= 11.0, < 11.7>= 12.0, < 12.6
TvosOperating system
Affected:< 16.1
WatchosOperating system
Affected:< 9.1

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 9.1 / 11.7 / 12.6 or later
Fixed in 9.111.712.6
Recommended fix High confidence

iOS 16.1+, iPadOS 16+, macOS Ventura 13 / Monterey 12.6 / Big Sur 11.7, watchOS 9.1, tvOS 16.1

  1. Update iPhone or iPod touch to iOS 16.1 or later via Settings > General > Software Update
  2. Update iPad to iPadOS 16 or later via Settings > General > Software Update
  3. Update Mac to macOS Ventura 13, macOS Monterey 12.6, or macOS Big Sur 11.7 via System Preferences > Software Update
  4. Update Apple Watch to watchOS 9.1 or later via the Watch app on iPhone
  5. Update Apple TV to tvOS 16.1 or later via Settings > System > Software Update
Caveat Standard Apple OS update risks apply - ensure backups exist before upgrading; some older apps may become incompatible with newer OS versions

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