Is CVE-2022-32781 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-32781 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-32781?

CVE-2022-32781 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-32781?

CVE-2022-32781 has an EPSS score of 0.28% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32781?

Upgrade ipados to 15.5 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-32781

MEDIUM

4.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.4, iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 15.5Fixed in:15.5CVE-2022-32781derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 15.5Fixed in:15.5CVE-2022-32781derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0, < 12.4Fixed in:12.4CVE-2022-32781derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-22.