What is CVE-2022-42839?

CVE-2022-42839 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-01-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-42839?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2022-42839

This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2024-01-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42839?: CVE-2022-42839 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-01-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-42839?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.