CVE-2022-32782

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Published Sep 23, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-35848	This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.256% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213257

History

May 22, 2025 4:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 22, 2025, 3:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Sep 23, 2022, 6:58 PM
Updated: May 22, 2025, 3:16 PM
Reserved: Jun 9, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:46 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:46 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 23, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:47 AM

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