CVE-2022-42801 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Apple Macos

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure8 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 53.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
Apple MacosApple TvosApple Watchos+6 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 1
Latest updateNov 2

Description

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.

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 Packages14 packages

▶Appleapple/macos_monterey12.6.1
▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 13
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.6.1
▶NVDapple/ipados< 5.7.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-hhjc-j2mm-6qxp: A logic issue was addressed with improved checks↗2022-11-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
Apple
CVE-2022-42801: iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1↗2022-10-27
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Apple
CVE-2022-42801: iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16↗2022-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2022-42801: macOS Ventura 13↗2022-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2022-42801: tvOS 16.1↗2022-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2022-42801: macOS Monterey 12.6.1↗2022-10-24
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