CVE-2022-42796

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Published Nov 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 13

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 15.7

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45859	This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.316% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

History

Apr 22, 2025 4:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-269
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Ipados Iphone Os Macos

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 3:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Nov 1, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 3:35 PM
Reserved: Oct 11, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:19 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:19 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 1, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

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