CVE-2022-42827

HIGH KEV

Apple Ipados < 15.7.1 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule

Description

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

References (3)

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490

[US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-42827

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0017

EPSS Percentile 37.4%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CISA KEV 2022-10-25

VulnCheck KEV 2022-10-24

InTheWild.io 2022-10-24

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2022-45890

CWE

CWE-787

Status published

Products (2)

apple/ipados < 15.7.1

apple/iphone_os < 15.7.1

Published Nov 01, 2022

KEV Added Oct 25, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026