CVE-2022-42848 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, tvOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00074.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Apple	Ipados Iphone Os Tvos

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-45911	A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, tvOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535

History

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-693
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2022-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-21T15:06:52.675Z

Reserved: 2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-42848

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:19:04.884Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-15T19:15:24.497

Modified: 2025-04-21T15:15:52.580

Link: CVE-2022-42848

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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