CVE-2022-32785
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15...
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.
- Record
CVE-2022-32785- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.
- Record
CVE-2022-32785- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-35851
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.
- Record
EUVD-2022-35851- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xch5-pwh8-cf69
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15...
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.
- Record
GHSA-xch5-pwh8-cf69- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-32785 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ipados, published September 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.