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CVE-2022-42808

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-42808 is a critical out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to achieve kernel code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This zero-day vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild, prompting Apple to release patches in October 2022. While no public exploit code is available, the high media coverage and community discussion indicate significant attention to this threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 13.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0200 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

support.apple.com / en-us/HT213488
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213489
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213491
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213492
Release NotesVendor Advisory