CVE-2022-42801

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1...

7.8 High

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, macOS Monterey 12.6.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.57%Down 1.1 points since Nov 2, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-42801
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-693
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-42801
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-693
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-45864 7.8

Record: EUVD-2022-45864
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hhjc-j2mm-6qxp 7.8

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1...

Record: GHSA-hhjc-j2mm-6qxp
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-693
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-42801 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ipados, published November 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.