PT-2022-26619 · Apple · Apple Macos

Thijs Alkemade + 1 · Published 2022-12-13 · Updated 2025-04-21 · CVE-2022-42841

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 11.7.2 macOS versions prior to 12.6.2 macOS versions prior to 13.1

Description A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 11.7.2, update to macOS Big Sur 11.7.2. For macOS versions prior to 12.6.2, update to macOS Monterey 12.6.2. For macOS versions prior to 13.1, update to macOS Ventura 13.1.

Fix

Type Confusion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-42841

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 13

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42841 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213532 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213534 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213533 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/119192 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-42841 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102808 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/25 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102785 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/102806 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/24 · Note