CVE-2022-32881
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7...
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-32881- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-32881- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-35947
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-35947- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mr6c-w33g-2mjj
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7...
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
GHSA-mr6c-w33g-2mjj- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - 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-2022-32881 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Macos, published November 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.