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FKIE_CVE-2022-32838

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-08-24 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:48
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6. An app may be able to read arbitrary files.
References
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213343Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213344Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213345Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213346Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple ipados *
apple iphone_os *
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple macos *
apple macos *
apple macos *
apple macos 10.15.7
apple macos 10.15.7
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