Apple macOS Wi-Fi Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been rated as very critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Wi-Fi. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-32837. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version unknown). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Wi-Fi. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, tvOS 15.6, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory.

The weakness was released 07/20/2022 by Wang Yu as HT213345 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32837. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/29/2025). 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 cause unexpected system termination or write kernel memory

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

This issue was addressed with improved checks.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
07/20/2022 +41 days 🔍
07/20/2022 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/29/2025 +1042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213345
Researcher: Wang Yu
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32837 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32837
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-204911
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2022 13:06
Updated: 05/29/2025 21:56
Changes: 07/22/2022 13:06 (1), 07/22/2022 13:07 (15), 07/22/2022 13:10 (28), 08/20/2022 11:37 (1), 05/29/2025 21:56 (27)
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