High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-32840
CVE-2022-32840
Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, watchOS 8.7, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
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Affected products
5- Range: =15.6
- Range: =12.5
- Range: =15.6
- Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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