CVE-2022-42795
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:05 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OStvOS
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16, iOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 16.0
Affected range stops below 16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 13v < 16
Affected range stops below 13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 16.0
Affected range stops below 16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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