CVE-2022-42856 (GCVE-0-2022-42856)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-15 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15- 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.
- CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
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
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
Scope
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | 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... |
| Vendor | Apple |
| Product | tvOS |
| Added Date | 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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