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CVE-2022-42861

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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-284

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox.

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: before 12.6.2; 13.0 — fixed in 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 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
• 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
• 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

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