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

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone_os
Apple Macos — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

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