CVE-2022-42849

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2022-12-15 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-21 15:05Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2022-10-11

Assigning CNA

apple

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

1f17062b65f5b4c590bac64968f7395180e9e4fba4e732066cf45a108f9c6c88

• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
• support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536
• seclists.org20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-1 iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20mailing-list
• seclists.org20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-7 tvOS 16.2http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26mailing-list
• seclists.org20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-8 watchOS 9.2http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27mailing-list