CVE-2022-42837

CRITICAL EXPLOITED

iPadOS 15.0-15.7.1 - Remote Code Execution via URL Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-42837 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

Description

An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, watchOS 9.2. A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0585
EPSS Percentile 90.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2022-12-13
CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (4)
apple/ipados 15.0 - 15.7.2
apple/iphone_os 15.0 - 15.7.2
apple/macos 13.0
apple/watchos < 9.2
Published Dec 15, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026