How severe is CVE-2022-32894?

CVE-2022-32894 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2022-32894: Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-08-18

Remediation due

2022-09-08

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213412, https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT213413; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32894

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA7.8 HIGH

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Exploitation Context

as of October 15, 2026

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CISA added CVE-2022-32894 to the KEV catalog 6 days before its CVE record was published.
It is one of 95 Apple entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 26 added in 2022.
Its current EPSS score (3.3%) is higher than that of 13% of CISA KEV entries.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Apple	Apple iOS and iPadOS	unspecified to <15.6
Apple	Apple macOS	unspecified to <12.5

References

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Record Details

Published

2022-08-24

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

apple

Credited to

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