Privilege escalation in Apple Ipados
CVE-2022-42855
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to use arbitrary entitlements.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (43.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions 13.0
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213536
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213531 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/21 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-42855?
- CVE-2022-42855 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-12-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-42855?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-42855 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.