What is CVE-2022-42820?

CVE-2022-42820 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-42820?

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

Buffer overflow in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-42820

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13. An app may cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.2% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42820?: CVE-2022-42820 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-42820?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.