CVE-2022-42856 (GCVE-0-2022-42856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-15 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15
VLAI? CISA KEV
Summary
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 16.2 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 13.1 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.7 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 16.1 (custom)
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Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 16.2 (custom)
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CISA KEV
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 3ed8e8f8-ad45-47aa-ada0-f3e89433f56e

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-42856

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-12-14 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-12-14
Asserted: 2022-12-14
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Apple iOS Type Confusion Vulnerability | Affected: Apple / iOS | Description: Apple iOS contains a type confusion vulnerability when processing maliciously crafted web content leading to code execution. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2023-01-04 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213516; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42856
Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev

Details
Cwes CWE-843
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product iOS
Due Date 2023-01-04
Date Added 2022-12-14
Vendorproject Apple
Vulnerabilityname Apple iOS Type Confusion Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:27 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
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