Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.5 Kernel Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-32815. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Kernel. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 07/20/2022 by Xinru Chi as HT213346 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32815. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/23/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges

Upgrading to version 15.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35881). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS/iPadOS 15.6

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
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07/21/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/23/2025 +1037 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213346
Researcher: Xinru Chi
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32815 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32815
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204727
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 16:31
Updated: 05/23/2025 04:39
Changes: 07/21/2022 16:31 (16), 07/21/2022 16:32 (2), 07/21/2022 16:35 (28), 08/16/2022 09:26 (1), 05/23/2025 01:37 (15), 05/23/2025 04:39 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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