Is CVE-2022-32881 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-32881 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-32881?

CVE-2022-32881 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-32881?

CVE-2022-32881 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32881?

Upgrade macos to 12.6 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-32881

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Monterey 12.6, tvOS 16. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.6Fixed in:12.6CVE-2022-32881derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 16.0Fixed in:16.0CVE-2022-32881derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 9.0Fixed in:9.0CVE-2022-32881derived 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

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory6

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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 2025-05-06.