This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks.

Published 4 y ago 2022-11-01 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

7.8

v3.1 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.3%

percentile 24%

Public exploits

none known

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.

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 18 mo ago 2025-05-06

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	3.1	7.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
CNA	3.1	7.8	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected products

Apple macOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

support.apple.com /en-us/HT213488 · x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2022-32905
NVD: CVE-2022-32905

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Summary