What is CVE-2022-42796?

CVE-2022-42796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-42796?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-42796

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone_os
Apple Macos — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42796?: CVE-2022-42796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-42796?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.