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CVE-2022-42826

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.78%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, Safari 16.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.78% probability · 54th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
apple/safari · apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/macos · webkitgtk/webkitgtk\+
Source
product-security@apple.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.