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CVE-2022-42797

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2023-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14.1. An app may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Apple Xcode: before 14.1 — fixed in 14.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Xcode 14.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213496
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213496

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