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GHSA-4CM7-7R9P-HQ66

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-15 21:30 – Updated: 2025-04-21 15:31

Details

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.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "modified": "2025-04-21T15:31:10Z",
  "published": "2022-12-15T21:30:30Z",
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CVE-2022-42849 (GCVE-0-2022-42849)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-15 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-21 15:05

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

A user may be able to elevate privileges
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

apple

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20	mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26	mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27	mailing-list

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Apple	tvOS	Affected: unspecified , < 16.2 (custom)
Apple	watchOS	Affected: unspecified , < 9.2 (custom)

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-4CM7-7R9P-HQ66

CVE-2022-42849 (GCVE-0-2022-42849)

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