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CVE-2022-32893

CVE-2022-32893HIGH

Apple iOS and macOS

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .0993   95.5   YES

AFFECTED
  Product         Versions       Fixed
  Safari          unspecified –  —
  iOS and iPadOS  unspecified –  —
  macOS           unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Jun 9   Reserved by apple
  Aug 18  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-09-08
  Aug 24  Published (CNA: apple)

CWE-787 · CNA: apple · CVSS v3.1 · 18 references · KEV due September 8, 2022

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1, Safari 15.6.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
June 9, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by apple
August 18, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-09-08
August 24, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: apple)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 3 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Apple	Safari	—	unspecified	—
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	—	unspecified	—
Apple	macOS	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (18)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Aug/16 [mailing-list]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/49 [mailing-list]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/25/5 [mailing-list]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/26/2 [mailing-list]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/29/1 [mailing-list]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/29/2 [mailing-list]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/10 [mailing-list]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/13/1 [mailing-list]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00019.html [mailing-list]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7SETAAXEPGNBMYKTUDFEZHS5LGSQ64QL/ [vendor-advisory]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKJGV2EXVMYQW3OAJNI4WUTKKVMD2YYK/ [vendor-advisory]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-39 [vendor-advisory]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213412
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213413
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213414
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-32893 [government-resource]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5219 [vendor-advisory]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5220 [vendor-advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-32893 at cve.org

Vendors: apple

Weaknesses: CWE-787

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-32893 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.