CVE-2022-42831

low-risk

Published 2022-11-01

A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Do I need to act?

0.04% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low 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 6.4/10 Medium

LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (3)

Ipados

Iphone Os

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (4)

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/HT213488

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

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low-risk

Severity 17/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 9/34 · Low