VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-42849
An access issue existed with privileged API calls.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.25%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An access issue existed with privileged API calls. This issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A user may be able to elevate privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 17th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.