# CVE-2022-32917: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2022-32917: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2022-32917
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:15:35Z

- Published: 2022-09-20 00:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15 UTC · Assigner: apple
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 5.6%, 93th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-09-14, federal due date 2022-10-05, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, iOS 16, macOS Big Sur 11.7. 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..

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Apple: iOS
- Apple: macOS

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32917)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32917)
- [http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/39)
- [http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/40](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/40)
- [http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43)
- [http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445)
- [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2022-32917 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2022-32917.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2022-32917 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:11:38.597Z