CVE-2022-32796: Apple macOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 12.0, before 12.5 (fixed in 12.5)

Published 2022-09-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.