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CVE-2022-42790

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Monterey 12.6. A user may be able to view restricted content from the lock screen.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7 — fixed in 15.7
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.7 — fixed in 15.7
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.7; from 12.0 before 12.6 — fixed in 11.7, 12.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.7; Apple Iphone Os 15.7; Apple macOS 11.7, 12.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213443
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

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