PT-2022-26601 · Apple · Apple Macos+4

Jonathan Zhang · Published 2022-10-24 · Updated 2025-04-22 · CVE-2022-42813

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 16.1 Apple iPadOS versions prior to 16.1 Apple tvOS versions prior to 16.1 Apple macOS versions prior to 13 Apple watchOS versions prior to 9.1

Description A certificate validation issue existed in the handling of WKWebView, which may lead to arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted certificate.

Recommendations For Apple iOS versions prior to 16.1, update to iOS 16.1 or later. For Apple iPadOS versions prior to 16.1, update to iPadOS 16.1 or later. For Apple tvOS versions prior to 16.1, update to tvOS 16.1 or later. For Apple macOS versions prior to 13, update to macOS Ventura 13 or later. For Apple watchOS versions prior to 9.1, update to watchOS 9.1 or later.

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-42813

Affected Products

Apple Macos

Ios

Ipados

Tvos

Watchos

References · 10

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42813 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42813 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-42813 · Note
• https://t.me/true_secator/3605 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/119333 · Telegram Post
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102853 · Note