CVE-2022-42791

HIGH

iPhone OS < 16.0 and macOS < 13.0 - Race Condition Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution with Kernel Privileges

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 40.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os < 16.0
apple/macos < 13.0
Published Nov 01, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026