CVE-2022-42796 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Macos

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple MacosApple IpadosApple Iphone OS+2 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 1
Latest updateNov 2

Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Ventura 13. An app may be able to gain elevated privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages6 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 13+1
▶NVDapple/macos< 13.0
▶NVDapple/ipados< 15.7

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-hppc-7rjj-h77r: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code↗2022-11-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2022-42796: macOS Ventura 13↗2022-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2022-42796: iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7↗2022-09-12
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