CVE-2022-32893 Apple iOS and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
Exploited in the wild
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-32893 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-32893 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 24 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-32893 in the wild since at least 18 Aug 2022.
Affected product: Apple Ipados. 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-2022-32893/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32893/index.md)
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into visiting malicious web content in Safari or WebKit-based apps on Apple devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 18 Aug 2022
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-32893?
CVE-2022-32893 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 24 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.6.1 and iPadOS 15.6.1, macOS Monterey 12.5.1, Safari 15.6.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32893?
It affects 8 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux:8 | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_6 |
webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux:9 | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_0 |
webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux:9 | All versions | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 |
webkit2gtk3 SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 | All versions | 2.36.7-150000.3.112.2 |
webkit2gtk3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | All versions | 2.36.7-150000.3.112.2 |
webkit2gtk3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 2.36.7-150000.3.112.2 |
webkit2gtk3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | All versions | 2.36.7-150000.3.112.2 |
webkit2gtk3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | All versions | 2.36.7-150000.3.112.2 |
webkit2gtk3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | All versions | 2.36.7-150200.44.1 |
webkit2gtk3-soup2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | All versions | 2.36.7-150400.4.12.1 |
webkit2gtk3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 | All versions | 2.36.7-150200.44.1 |
webkit2gtk3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 2.36.7-150400.4.12.1 |
webkit2gtk4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | All versions | 2.36.7-150400.4.12.1 |
webkit2gtk3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | All versions | 2.36.7-2.110.1 |
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Safari, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-32893?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 8 Sep 2022.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-32893 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-32893 in the wild since at least 18 Aug 2022.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2022:6540, ALSA-2022:6634, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-32893, DLA-3087-1, DSA-5219-1, DSA-5220-1 and 12 more.