Apple macOS Sandbox sandbox

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Sandbox. The manipulation leads to sandbox. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-32881. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-265. Impacted is integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/24/2022 by Csaba Fitzl as HT213488 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32881. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1611 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

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

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35947). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
10/24/2022 +137 days 🔍
10/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2022 +1 days 🔍
06/05/2026 +1319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213488
Researcher: Csaba Fitzl
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32881 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32881
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212141
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2022 08:52
Updated: 06/05/2026 02:48
Changes: 10/25/2022 08:52 (16), 10/25/2022 08:55 (29), 11/23/2022 15:26 (3), 11/23/2022 15:32 (11), 05/07/2025 07:49 (15), 06/05/2026 02:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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