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CVE-2022-42840

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 15.7.2; from 16.0 before 16.2 — fixed in 15.7.2, 16.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 15.7.2; from 16.0 before 16.2 — fixed in 15.7.2, 16.2
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.7.2; from 12.0.0 before 12.6.2; 13.0 — fixed in 11.7.2, 12.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 15.7.2, 16.2; Apple Iphone Os 15.7.2, 16.2; Apple macOS 11.7.2, 12.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21

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