What is CVE-2022-42807?

CVE-2022-42807 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-42807?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-42807

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. A user may accidentally add a participant to a Shared Album by pressing the Delete key

Published 2023-06-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42807?: CVE-2022-42807 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-42807?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.