CVE-2022-42845

HIGH

7.2

CVSS Score

Published: December 15, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:05 AM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

HIGH7.2

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. 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 < 16.2

Affected range stops below 16.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 16.2

Affected range stops below 16.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 11.711.0 ≤ v < 11.7.212.0.0 ≤ v < 12.6.213.0

Affected range stops below 11.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 11.7.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

tvOS · Apple

95%

v < 12.6v < 13.1v < 16.2

Affected range stops below 12.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 16.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 9.2

Affected range stops below 9.2, 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