Is CVE-2022-32785 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-32785 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-32785?

CVE-2022-32785 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-32785?

CVE-2022-32785 has an EPSS score of 0.68% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32785?

Upgrade ipados to 15.6 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-32785

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 15.6Fixed in:15.6CVE-2022-32785derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 15.6Fixed in:15.6CVE-2022-32785derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0, < 12.5Fixed in:12.5CVE-2022-32785derived 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 RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	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.