Threats / Apple / CVE-2022-32894
CVE-2022-32894
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Apple iOS and macOS vulnerability
Apple iOS and macOS contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability allowing applications to execute code with kernel privileges. The vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An attacker can craft a malicious application that exploits improper input validation to write beyond allocated memory boundaries, achieving kernel-level code execution on affected iOS and macOS systems.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
8 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-08-18).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.03259 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Apple, iOS and macOS. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-20 Improper Input Validation, CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious application that passes specially crafted input to trigger the out-of-bounds write.
Business
User installs untrusted application, creating immediate risk of system compromise.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I exploit the memory corruption to overwrite kernel memory structures and gain kernel-level execution context.
Business
Attacker achieves highest privilege level, bypassing all application sandboxing and security boundaries.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges to install persistence mechanisms or exfiltrate sensitive data.
Business
Complete system compromise enables data theft, device control, and potential lateral movement to corporate networks.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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