Apple macOS App access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component App Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-32945. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part of the component App Handler. 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. The summary by CVE is:

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions on third-party apps. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to record audio with paired AirPods.

The weakness was shared 12/16/2022 as HT213488. It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32945 since 06/09/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-36011). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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NVD Base Score: 4.3
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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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Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
12/16/2022 +190 days 🔍
12/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/08/2026 +1270 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213488
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32945 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32945
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215939
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2022 08:43
Updated: 06/08/2026 13:06
Changes: 12/16/2022 08:43 (41), 01/13/2023 10:03 (11), 04/21/2025 21:18 (16), 06/08/2026 13:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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