CVE-2022-32782

Private-information disclosure via missing hardened runtime

Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025

Information disclosure in Photo Booth in Apple macOS Monterey before 12.4 allows local users with root privileges to read private information. Apple identifies the missing hardened-runtime protection in Photo Booth but has not published the operation that exposes the information. Exploitation requires local root-level application execution, and the documented consequence is disclosure only.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Photo Booth in Apple macOS Monterey before 12.4 allows local users with root privileges to read private information. Apple identifies the missing hardened-runtime protection in Photo Booth but has not published the operation that exposes the information. Exploitation requires local root-level application execution, and the documented consequence is disclosure only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-32782
Published
Sep 23, 2022
Updated
May 22, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
CWE-269, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <12.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=unspecified <12.4

Published CVSS scores

4.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1005Data from Local System

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