Apple macOS Multi-Touch type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Multi-Touch. Such manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-32814. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Multi-Touch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 published 07/20/2022 by Pan ZhenPeng as HT213345 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32814. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

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

Upgrading 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 checks.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35880). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
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06/02/2026 +1411 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213345
Researcher: Pan ZhenPeng
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204890
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2022 12:47
Updated: 06/02/2026 06:53
Changes: 07/22/2022 12:47 (12), 07/22/2022 12:48 (5), 07/22/2022 12:51 (28), 08/20/2022 09:36 (1), 05/28/2025 03:26 (26), 06/02/2026 06:53 (1)
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