Apple macOS up to 12.4 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 12.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-32880. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.4 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

The weakness was released 09/21/2022 as HT213345. The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-32880 since 06/09/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 12.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.5

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
09/21/2022 +104 days 🔍
09/21/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/28/2025 +980 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213345
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32880 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32880
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209216
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2022 10:34
Updated: 05/28/2025 22:17
Changes: 09/21/2022 10:34 (42), 10/21/2022 16:39 (11), 05/28/2025 22:17 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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