CVE-2022-42855

HIGH EXPLOITED

iPadOS < 15.7.2 - Improper Privilege Management

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2022-42855 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to use arbitrary entitlements.

References (12)

Core 12
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/HT213535
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
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 24.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2022-12-13
CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (5)
apple/ipados < 15.7.2
apple/iphone_os < 15.7.2
apple/macos 13.0
apple/macos < 12.6.2
apple/tvos < 16.2
Published Dec 15, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026