What is CVE-2022-42811?

CVE-2022-42811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-42811?

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

Vulnerability in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-42811

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1. An app may be able to access user-sensitive data.

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 (18.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.8% 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 Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
Apple watchOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42811?: CVE-2022-42811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-42811?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.