Vulnerability in Apple Macos

CVE-2022-42916

In curl before 7.86.0, the HSTS check could be bypassed to trick it into staying with HTTP. Using its HSTS support, curl can be instructed to use HTTPS directly (instead of using an insecure cleartext HTTP step) even when HTTP is provided…

EPSS: 0.016 (73.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42916?
CVE-2022-42916 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-42916?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-42916 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.