Apple iOS/iPadOS up to 15.5 Multi-Touch type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Multi-Touch. This manipulation causes type confusion. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-32814. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS up to 15.5 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Multi-Touch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was presented 07/20/2022 by Pan ZhenPeng as HT213346 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32814. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/02/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

An app 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:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35880). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

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Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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 🔍
07/20/2022 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2022 +1 days 🔍
06/02/2026 +1412 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213346
Researcher: Pan ZhenPeng
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204733
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2022 16:34
Updated: 06/02/2026 06:53
Changes: 07/21/2022 16:34 (2), 07/21/2022 16:35 (17), 07/21/2022 16:38 (28), 08/16/2022 09:43 (1), 05/28/2025 03:26 (26), 06/02/2026 06:53 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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