CVE-2022-32938 Path traversal in macOS
A shortcut can check the existence of arbitrary file system paths due to insufficient path validation in Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-32938?
CVE-2022-32938 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 1 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13. A shortcut may be able to check the existence of an arbitrary path on the file system.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32938?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-32938?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32938 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-2022-32938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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 GHSA-r3x3-pfq4-cvw2.