01 Record
CVE-2022-42866
The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (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:N/A:N
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-12-15 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-21 14:44Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-10-11
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 97f85b7aab7b1ed76a0cc95169017199d5c2408f672a24f26145015333e121e7
05 Affected products
06 References
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532
- 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/20
- seclists.org20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-4 macOS Ventura 13.1http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
- seclists.org20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-7 tvOS 16.2http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
- seclists.org20221220 APPLE-SA-2022-12-13-8 watchOS 9.2http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27