Exploitation Summary
CVE-2022-42840 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
References (10)
Core 10
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/HT213533
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534
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/25
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0040
EPSS Percentile
60.8%
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
VulnCheck KEV
2022-12-13
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (4)
apple/ipados
< 15.7.2
apple/iphone_os
< 15.7.2
apple/macos
13.0
apple/macos
11.0 - 11.7.2
Published
Dec 15, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026