What is CVE-2022-42854?

CVE-2022-42854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-42854?

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

Information disclosure in Apple macOS

CVE-2022-42854

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified, 13.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42854?: CVE-2022-42854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-42854?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.