CVE-2022-42816
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura...
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-42816- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-42816- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45879
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45879- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8qh-qf75-p8j5
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura...
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- Record
GHSA-f8qh-qf75-p8j5- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-42816 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Macos, published January 10, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.