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CVE-2022-42799

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% 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-1021

Description

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.0 — fixed in 16.0
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.1 — fixed in 16.1
• Apple macOS: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0
• Apple Safari: before 16.1 — fixed in 16.1
• Apple tvOS: before 16.1 — fixed in 16.1
• Apple watchOS: before 9.1 — fixed in 9.1
• Debian Linux: 10.0, 11.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora: 35, 36, 37

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.0; Apple Iphone Os 16.1; Apple macOS 13.0; Apple Safari 16.1; Apple tvOS 16.1; Apple watchOS 9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/04/4
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00010.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5LF4LYP725XZ7RWOPFUV6DGPN4Q5DUU4/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQKLEGJK3LHAKUQOLBHNR2DI3IUGLLTY/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JOFKX6BUEJFECSVFV6P5INQCOYQBB4NZ/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213495
• https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5273

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