# CVE-2022-32800: Missing authorization in macOS

> An application can modify protected parts of the file system due to insufficient checks, requiring an OS update.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 22 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p7g7-h68c-47c2

## What is CVE-2022-32800?

CVE-2022-32800 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 23 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32800?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-32800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-32800 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X

- [CVE-2014-7169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7169/): GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-6271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6271/): GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-1823](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1823/): PHP-CGI Query String Parameter (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-30713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-30713/): Apple macOS Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-8526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8526/): Apple macOS Use-After-Free (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32800 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-32800 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 23 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32800 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32800/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32800/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32800
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32800
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-32800

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32800/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.