CVE-2022-32802

Code execution from crafted file processing

Published Sep 20, 2022 · Updated May 28, 2025

Code execution in Apple ImageIO on macOS before 12.5 and tvOS before 15.6 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted file. Apple identifies a logic issue in ImageIO but has not disclosed the specific check or unsafe operation performed on file data. The target must process a maliciously crafted file, and no privilege escalation beyond the ImageIO process context is reported.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Code execution in Apple ImageIO on macOS before 12.5 and tvOS before 15.6 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted file. Apple identifies a logic issue in ImageIO but has not disclosed the specific check or unsafe operation performed on file data. The target must process a maliciously crafted file, and no privilege escalation beyond the ImageIO process context is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-32802
Published
Sep 20, 2022
Updated
May 28, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
tvOS
Classifications
CWE-693, T1204.002
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 20, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 28, 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 <15.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorUnavailable in this record.
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Apple · tvOSversion=unspecified <15.6
Apple · macOSversion=unspecified <12.5

Published CVSS scores

7.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure
T1204.002Malicious File

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