CVE-2022-42830 is a memory handling vulnerability affecting Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that could allow an application with root privileges to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Rated as a medium severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.7), it requires high privileges and local access to exploit, but could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low immediate threat level. Apple has addressed this issue in iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura 13.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 16.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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