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CVE-2022-42832

MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS Score
Published: November 1, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:05 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
MEDIUM6.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

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 < 13v < 16.1
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 16.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

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 automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

6.4MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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