What is CVE-2022-42829?

CVE-2022-42829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-11-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-42829?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Use After Free in Apple Ipados

CVE-2022-42829

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura 13. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.7% 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-416 — Use After Free

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42829?: CVE-2022-42829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-42829?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.