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CVE-2022-42849

• 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: 2022-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

An access issue existed with privileged API calls. This issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A user may be able to elevate privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2
• Apple tvOS: before 16.2 — fixed in 16.2
• Apple watchOS: before 9.2 — fixed in 9.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 16.2; Apple Iphone Os 16.2; Apple tvOS 16.2; Apple watchOS 9.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536

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