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GHSA-4PR5-H4QV-336X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-02 12:00 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32

Details

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..

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": "2025-10-22T00:32:37Z",
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CVE-2022-42827 (GCVE-0-2022-42827)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-01 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15

Summary

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


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

CWE

An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

Assigner

apple

References

URL

Tags

	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489
	https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

Affected: unspecified , < 16.1 (custom)

Apple

iOS and iPadOS

Affected: unspecified , < 15.7 (custom)

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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-4PR5-H4QV-336X

CVE-2022-42827 (GCVE-0-2022-42827)

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