Kernel code execution via out-of-bounds write
Published Nov 1, 2022 · Updated May 6, 2025
Kernel out-of-bounds write in Apple macOS and watchOS allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges through an app. The kernel writes beyond an intended buffer during an undisclosed app-triggered operation; Apple has not identified the affected function or input. Exploitation requires local execution and user interaction, and successful exploitation grants code execution at kernel privilege.
Summary
What happened
Kernel out-of-bounds write in Apple macOS and watchOS allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges through an app. The kernel writes beyond an intended buffer during an undisclosed app-triggered operation; Apple has not identified the affected function or input. Exploitation requires local execution and user interaction, and successful exploitation grants code execution at kernel privilege.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-32866
- Published
- Nov 1, 2022
- Updated
- May 6, 2025
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- macOS
- Classifications
- CWE-787, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <11.7
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <13
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