CVE-2022-32917: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 14 Sep 2022, 6 days before the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 5.6%
EPSS score, percentile 92.9 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 7.8 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
Required action (CISA), due 5 Oct 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected: before 16; before 11.7; before 15.7; before 12.6
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date for this action: 5 October 2022.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32917
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 16 |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 11.7 |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 15.7 |
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 12.6 |
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
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.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2022-32917 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 14 Sep 2022.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 5 Oct 2022.
- The CVE record was published on 20 Sep 2022, 6 days after it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.6% (percentile 92.9), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
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..
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2022 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 20 Sep 2022 | CVE record published |
| 5 Oct 2022 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 21 Oct 2025 | CVE record last updated |
References
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com
- support.apple.com
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-3 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-1 iOS 16
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-4 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-2 iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-7 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-4 macOS Monterey 12.6
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-9 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-3 macOS Big Sur 11.7
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