CVE-2022-42845

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS...

7.2 High

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app with root privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.80%Up 0.1 points since Dec 16, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2022-42845
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.2

Record: CVE-2022-42845
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-45908 7.2

Record: EUVD-2022-45908
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cph-hcr9-fvgm 7.2

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS...

Record: GHSA-9cph-hcr9-fvgm
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
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-2022-42845 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Apple Ipados, published December 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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