Apple tvOS Kernel Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple tvOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-32907. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS (Digital Media Player) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Kernel. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16, iOS 16, watchOS 9. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

The weakness was presented 11/02/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32907 since 06/09/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35973). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
11/02/2022 +146 days 🔍
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06/05/2026 +1311 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: 169930
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32907 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32907
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212783
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2022 09:57
Updated: 06/05/2026 21:13
Changes: 11/02/2022 09:57 (38), 12/03/2022 14:09 (1), 12/03/2022 14:10 (10), 05/07/2025 08:15 (15), 06/05/2026 21:13 (1)
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