What is CVE-2022-42788?

CVE-2022-42788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-42788?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-42788

A permissions issue existed. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. A malicious application may be able to read sensitive location information.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-11-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42788?: CVE-2022-42788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-42788?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.