PT-2022-26626 · Apple · Ipados+3

Mickey Jin + 1 · Published 2022-12-15 · Updated 2025-04-21 · CVE-2022-42849

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 iOS versions prior to 16.2 iPadOS versions prior to 16.2 tvOS versions prior to 16.2 watchOS versions prior to 9.2

Description An access issue existed with privileged API calls, allowing a user to potentially elevate privileges. This issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 16.2, update to iOS 16.2 or later to resolve the issue. For iPadOS versions prior to 16.2, update to iPadOS 16.2 or later to resolve the issue. For tvOS versions prior to 16.2, update to tvOS 16.2 or later to resolve the issue. For watchOS versions prior to 9.2, update to watchOS 9.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-42849

Affected Products

Ios

Ipados

Tvos

Watchos

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42849 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213530 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42849 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213536 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213535 · Vendor Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/26 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/119170 · Telegram Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/20 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/27 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/41580 · Telegram Post