CVE-2022-42796

HIGH

iPadOS < 15.7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213445
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 11.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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-269
Status published
Products (3)
apple/ipados < 15.7
apple/iphone_os < 15.7
apple/macos < 13.0
Published Nov 01, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026