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CVE-2022-42795

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16, iOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.0 — fixed in 16.0
• Apple macOS: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0
• Apple tvOS: before 16.0 — fixed in 16.0
• Apple watchOS: before 9.0 — fixed in 9.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 16.0; Apple macOS 13.0; Apple tvOS 16.0; Apple watchOS 9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213486
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213487
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213446
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213486
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213487
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

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