CVE-2022-42813 is a critical certificate validation vulnerability in Apple's WKWebView, affecting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. This flaw, rated 9.8 CVSS, allows for arbitrary code execution by processing a maliciously crafted certificate, requiring no user interaction. While there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), media coverage indicates it has been actively exploited as a zero-day. The vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media attention, highlighting its severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.