Process-memory disclosure or termination via out-of-bounds read
Published Sep 23, 2022 · Updated May 22, 2025
Out-of-bounds read in AppleScript in Apple macOS before 12.5 allows attackers to disclose process memory or cause termination via a crafted binary. Apple has not disclosed the affected parser routine; insufficient input validation permits a read beyond the AppleScript binary's bounds. Exploitation requires the malicious binary to be processed, with impact limited to process-memory disclosure or unexpected termination.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in AppleScript in Apple macOS before 12.5 allows attackers to disclose process memory or cause termination via a crafted binary. Apple has not disclosed the affected parser routine; insufficient input validation permits a read beyond the AppleScript binary's bounds. Exploitation requires the malicious binary to be processed, with impact limited to process-memory disclosure or unexpected termination.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32852
- Published
- Sep 23, 2022
- Updated
- May 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <12.5
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