CVE-2022-32862: Apple macOS

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, macOS Monterey 12.6.1. An app with root privileges may be able to access private information.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 11.0, before 11.7.1 (fixed in 11.7.1); from 12.0.0, before 12.6.1 (fixed in 12.6.1)

Published 2022-11-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.