CVE-2022-42853

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Published Dec 15, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

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	< 13.1

Configuration 1 [-]

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-2022-45916	An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.249% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213533

History

Apr 21, 2025 3:15 PM Weaknesses updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-284
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 21, 2025, 2:58 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Dec 15, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 21, 2025, 2:58 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: Dec 15, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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