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CVE-2022-42848
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, tvOS…
High7.8EPSS 0.29%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- apple
Description
A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, tvOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.29% · top 78% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-693 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (6)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-1 iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-2 iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-7 tvOS 16.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2022-42848)Record last updated .