CVE-2022-42797
An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14...
An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14.1. An app may be able to gain root 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14.1. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-42797- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14.1. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
- Record
CVE-2022-42797- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45860
An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14.1. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45860- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgvf-4jhr-3w37
An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14...
An injection issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Xcode 14.1. An app may be able to gain root privileges.
- Record
GHSA-vgvf-4jhr-3w37- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- 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-2022-42797 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Xcode, published February 27, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.