CVE-2022-32807

Arbitrary file overwrite via flawed Spindump file handling

Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 27, 2025

Arbitrary file overwrite in Spindump in Apple macOS allows local users to overwrite files by running a malicious app. Apple has not disclosed which Spindump file-handling operation permits the overwrite or how attacker-controlled file targets bypass existing protections. Execution requires a local user to run the app; the resulting overwrite can corrupt or replace files accessible through the flawed operation.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.71%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Arbitrary file overwrite in Spindump in Apple macOS allows local users to overwrite files by running a malicious app. Apple has not disclosed which Spindump file-handling operation permits the overwrite or how attacker-controlled file targets bypass existing protections. Execution requires a local user to run the app; the resulting overwrite can corrupt or replace files accessible through the flawed operation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-32807
Published
Sep 23, 2022
Updated
May 27, 2025
Vendor
Apple
Product
macOS
Classifications
T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 27, 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 <11.6
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <12.5
  3. Affected versionversion=unspecified <2022

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Apple · macOSversion=unspecified <11.6; version=unspecified <12.5; version=unspecified <2022

Published CVSS scores

7.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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