CVE-2022-42849

high

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.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-12-15

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H