CVE-2022-32796
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-32796- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-32796- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-35862
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2022-35862- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3cp-h2hv-r3mf
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
GHSA-q3cp-h2hv-r3mf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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-2022-32796 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published September 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.