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CVE-2022-42799

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:05 AM UTC
8 products affected across 3 vendorsmacOSDebian LinuxFedora

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPadOS· Apple
95%
v < 16.0
Affected range stops below 16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iPhone OS· Apple
95%
v < 16.1
Affected range stops below 16.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
macOS· Apple
95%
v < 13
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
Safari· Apple
95%
v < 16.1
Affected range stops below 16.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
tvOS· Apple
95%
v < 16.1
Affected range stops below 16.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
watchOS· Apple
95%
v < 9.1
Affected range stops below 9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
10.011.0
Fedora· Fedora Projectrpm
95%
353637

References (13)

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/04/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00010.html
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5LF4LYP725XZ7RWOPFUV6DGPN4Q5DUU4/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQKLEGJK3LHAKUQOLBHNR2DI3IUGLLTY/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JOFKX6BUEJFECSVFV6P5INQCOYQBB4NZ/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-32
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1021

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