CVE-2022-42808

high-risk

Published 2022-11-01

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1. A remote user may be able to cause kernel code execution.

Do I need to act?

2.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (5)

Ipados

Iphone Os

Macos

Tvos

Watchos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (8)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492

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high-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal

Exposure 12/34 · Low