CVE-2022-32905 Path traversal in macOS

What is CVE-2022-32905?

CVE-2022-32905 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 1 Nov 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 validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. Processing a maliciously crafted DMG file may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32905?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Macos.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32905?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-32905 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32905 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qj96-83mw-f2rw.