CVE-2022-32917

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2022-09-14

Actively exploited. CVE-2022-32917 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-09-14) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

Apple kernel, which is included in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, contains an unspecified vulnerability where an application may be able to execute code with kernel privileges.

CSIRTS triage

What: The Apple kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that may allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges.
Who is affected: Users of Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
Urgency: Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of remote code execution.
Action: Install the latest updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 92% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2022-32917: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-09-14

External references

NVD record for CVE-2022-32917

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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