Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2022-32949
Published: October 27, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68802
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32949
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in Image Processing. A local application can execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Affected software
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
iPadOS
tvOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-32949
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple iOS - update to 15.7.1 19H117
iPadOS - update to 15.7.1 19H117
tvOS - update to 16.0 20J373
iPadOS - update to 15.7.1 19H117
tvOS - update to 16.0 20J373