The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 12.x prior to 12.6.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS     Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory. (CVE-2022-42854)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Big     Sur 11.7.2, macOS Ventura 13. An app may bypass Gatekeeper checks. (CVE-2022-42821)

  - An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura     13.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2022-42853)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS     Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
    (CVE-2022-32942)

  - This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS     Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2. An app may be able to break out of its     sandbox. (CVE-2022-42861)

  - A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS     Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and     iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
    (CVE-2022-42864)

  - A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS     Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and     iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
    (CVE-2022-46689)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey     12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app with root     privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42845)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey     12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A remote user may     be able to cause kernel code execution. (CVE-2022-42842)

  - An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. When parsing a multi-gigabyte XML document with the     XML_PARSE_HUGE parser option enabled, several integer counters can overflow. This results in an attempt to     access an array at a negative 2GB offset, typically leading to a segmentation fault. (CVE-2022-40303)

  - An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. Certain invalid XML entity definitions can corrupt a     hash table key, potentially leading to subsequent logic errors. In one case, a double-free can be     provoked. (CVE-2022-40304)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1,     macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file     system. (CVE-2022-46704)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS     Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be     able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42840)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS     Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be     able to use arbitrary entitlements. (CVE-2022-42855)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS     15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2. An app may be able to read     sensitive location information (CVE-2022-46718)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS     15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location     information (CVE-2022-46703)

  - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2,     macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary     code execution. (CVE-2022-42841)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 13.x prior to 13.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2,     macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A user may be able to view sensitive user information.
    (CVE-2022-42843)

  - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS     Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges (CVE-2022-42858)

  - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS     Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42847)

  - This issue was addressed by enabling hardened runtime. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2,     macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences.
    (CVE-2022-42865)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS     Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to disclose kernel memory. (CVE-2022-42854)

  - An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura     13.1. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system. (CVE-2022-42853)

  - Multiple issues were addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS     16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2022-42859)

  - When curl is used to retrieve and parse cookies from a HTTP(S) server, itaccepts cookies using control     codes that when later are sent back to a HTTPserver might make the server return 400 responses.
    Effectively allowing asister site to deny service to all siblings. (CVE-2022-35252)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS     Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
    (CVE-2022-32942)

  - An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and     iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox (CVE-2022-46720)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS     Ventura 13.1. Location data may be shared via iCloud links even if Location metadata is disabled via the     Share Sheet. (CVE-2022-46710)

  - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS     16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing a     maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46693)

  - A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS     Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and     iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
    (CVE-2022-42864)

  - An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2     and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code     with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-46690)

  - An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS     Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-46697)

  - An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This     issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, watchOS 9.2.
    A remote user may be able to cause unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2022-42837)

  - A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS     Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and     iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
    (CVE-2022-46689)

  - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2,     macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2. Connecting to a malicious NFS server may lead to arbitrary code execution     with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-46701)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey     12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. A remote user may     be able to cause kernel code execution. (CVE-2022-42842)

  - This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS     Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2. An app may be able to break out of its     sandbox. (CVE-2022-42861)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey     12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app with root     privileges may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42845)

  - The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, watchOS 9.2, iOS     16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to     bypass Pointer Authentication. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against     versions of iOS released before iOS 15.7.1. (CVE-2022-48618)

  - This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2     and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
    (CVE-2022-42839)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS     16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. Private Relay functionality did not match system settings (CVE-2022-46716)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.1,     macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file     system. (CVE-2022-46704)

  - The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2,     macOS Ventura 13.1. Shake-to-undo may allow a deleted photo to be re-surfaced without authentication.
    (CVE-2022-32943)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS     Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be     able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2022-42840)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS     Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be     able to use arbitrary entitlements. (CVE-2022-42855)

  - This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2,     macOS Ventura 13.1. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences. (CVE-2022-42862)

  - Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for Ruby. Nokogiri `< v1.13.4` contains an inefficient     regular expression that is susceptible to excessive backtracking when attempting to detect encoding in     HTML documents. Users are advised to upgrade to Nokogiri `>= 1.13.4`. There are no known workarounds for     this issue. (CVE-2022-24836)

  - Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for Ruby. Nokogiri prior to version 1.13.6 does not type-     check all inputs into the XML and HTML4 SAX parsers, allowing specially crafted untrusted inputs to cause     illegal memory access errors (segfault) or reads from unrelated memory. Version 1.13.6 contains a patch     for this issue. As a workaround, ensure the untrusted input is a `String` by calling `#to_s` or     equivalent. (CVE-2022-29181)

  - A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.
    This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS     16.2, watchOS 9.2. Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing.
    (CVE-2022-46695)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS     15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2. An app may be able to read     sensitive location information (CVE-2022-46718)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS     15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location     information (CVE-2022-46703)

  - The issue was addressed with improved handling of caches. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2,     macOS Ventura 13.1, tvOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. An app may be able to read sensitive location information.
    (CVE-2022-42866)

  - The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS     Ventura 13.1. Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing. (CVE-2022-32919)

  - A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.
    This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, Safari 16.2. Visiting a malicious     website may lead to address bar spoofing. (CVE-2022-46705)

  - A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation.
    This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar     spoofing. (CVE-2022-46725)

  - A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2,     tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web     content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42867)

  - A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory 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 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2.
    Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46691)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2,     iCloud for Windows 14.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2,     watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy. (CVE-2022-46692)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory 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 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing     maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory. (CVE-2022-42852)

  - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari     16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted     web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46696)

  - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. 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 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2.
    Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46700)

  - A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, iCloud     for Windows 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously     crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information. (CVE-2022-46698)

  - A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari     16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted     web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42863, CVE-2022-46699)

  - 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.. (CVE-2022-42856)

  - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.6.2,     macOS Ventura 13.1, macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary     code execution. (CVE-2022-42841)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
168669	macOS 12.x < 12.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213533)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	12/13/2022	6/25/2024	critical
168697	macOS 13.x < 13.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT213532)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	12/13/2022	6/6/2024	critical

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