CVE-2022-32811

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-32811?

Upgrade macos to 12.5 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-32811 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-32811 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.47% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-32811?

CVE-2022-32811 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-32811 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for macos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CWE-667

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0, < 12.5Fixed in:12.5CVE-2022-32811derived from NVD

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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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2019-10072	High	7.5	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2002-1850	High	7.5	17%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-2699	High	7.5	14%	-	Fix
CVE-2004-0174	High	7.5	12%	-	-
CVE-2009-4272	High	7.5	11%	-	-
CVE-2020-24606	High	8.6	5.2%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-32811?

Upgrade macos to 12.5 or later.

Is CVE-2022-32811 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-32811 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.47% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-32811?

CVE-2022-32811 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-32811 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for macos (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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 2025-05-29.