Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2022-42791
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.002 (13.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Iphone_os
- Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-42791?
- CVE-2022-42791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-11-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-42791?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.