CVE-2022-42849 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Tvos

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege ManagementCWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization5 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple TvosApple WatchosApple Ipados+3 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 15

Description

An access issue existed with privileged API calls. This issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A user may be able to elevate 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 Packages9 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/tvosunspecified — 16.2
▶NVDapple/tvos< 16.2
▶NVDapple/ipados< 16.2
▶CVEListV5apple/watchosunspecified — 9.2
▶NVDapple/watchos< 9.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-4cm7-7r9p-hq66: An access issue existed with privileged API calls↗2022-12-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Apple
CVE-2022-42849: iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2↗2022-12-13
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Apple
CVE-2022-42849: watchOS 9.2↗2022-12-13
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Apple
CVE-2022-42849: tvOS16.2↗2022-12-13
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