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CVE-2022-42841

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-42841 is a type confusion vulnerability affecting Apple macOS Monterey, Ventura, and Big Sur, which could allow arbitrary code execution through a maliciously crafted package. It carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 11.0, < 11.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.0.0, < 12.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 11.7CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 12.6CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 27th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213532
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213533
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / en-us/HT213534
Release NotesVendor Advisory