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CVE-2022-42803

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% 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-362

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.1 — fixed in 15.7.1
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.7.1; 16.0 — fixed in 15.7.1
• Apple macOS: before 12.6.1 — fixed in 12.6.1
• Apple tvOS: before 16.1 — fixed in 16.1
• Apple watchOS: before 9.1 — fixed in 9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.7.1; Apple Iphone Os 15.7.1; Apple macOS 12.6.1; Apple tvOS 16.1; Apple watchOS 9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213494
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213494

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