Root privilege escalation via state authorization flaw
Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025
Authorization issue in Apple operating systems allows local users' apps to gain root privileges via AppleMobileFileIntegrity state handling. The component's authorization state management accepts an app transition that should remain unprivileged, crossing the boundary into root access. An app must already run on the affected device; Apple documents no remote trigger, and the consequence is privilege escalation rather than a stated kernel takeover.
Summary
What happened
Authorization issue in Apple operating systems allows local users' apps to gain root privileges via AppleMobileFileIntegrity state handling. The component's authorization state management accepts an app transition that should remain unprivileged, crossing the boundary into root access. An app must already run on the affected device; Apple documents no remote trigger, and the consequence is privilege escalation rather than a stated kernel takeover.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32826
- Published
- Sep 23, 2022
- Updated
- May 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- tvOS
- Classifications
- T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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