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CVE-2022-32807: Apple macOS · An app may be able to overwrite arbitrary files

Affects Apple macOSSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 54% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 2022

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

European organizations should implement the following specific mitigation steps: 1) Immediately deploy the relevant Apple security updates (Security Update 2022-005 Catalina, macOS Big Sur 11.6.8, macOS Monterey 12.5) across all macOS devices to remediate the vulnerability. 2) Enforce strict application control policies using Apple’s built-in tools such as Gatekeeper and System Integrity Protection (SIP) to limit execution of untrusted or unsigned applications, reducing the risk of malicious app execution. 3) Educate users on the risks of executing unknown or unsolicited applications, emphasizing caution with email attachments and downloads to mitigate social engineering vectors. 4) Implement endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions capable of monitoring file system changes and suspicious application behavior on macOS devices to detect potential exploitation attempts. 5) Regularly audit and monitor critical system files and configurations for unauthorized modifications to quickly identify any compromise. 6) Restrict local user permissions where possible to limit the ability of apps to write to sensitive directories, minimizing the impact of potential exploitation. 7) Maintain comprehensive backups of critical data and system states to enable recovery in case of file overwrite or data loss incidents.

Description

This issue was addressed with improved file handling. 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 overwrite arbitrary files.

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