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Evidence dossier
CVE-2022-32894
CVE-2022-32894
gen-56ccdaf9Normalized restatement
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.
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Aug 24, 2022
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Evidence coverage
- 85%
2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 87.0%
Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.
Source comparison
Who said what
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.
Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Probability 0.032590000000; percentile 0.869750000000
Applicability
Cited product scope
[{"status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "lessThan": "15.6", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown[{"status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "lessThan": "12.5", "versionType": "custom"}]unknowncpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 15.6.1supportedcpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 15.6.1supportedcpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 11.0; end excluding 11.7supportedcpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 12.0; end excluding 12.5.1supportedcpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 9.0supportedAssessments
CVSS by origin
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLimitations and unknowns
- KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
- EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
- Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
- NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
- Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
- NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
- Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
- Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.