Is CVE-2022-42792 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42792 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42792?

CVE-2022-42792 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42792?

CVE-2022-42792 has an EPSS score of 0.23% (14th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42792?

Upgrade ipados to 16.0 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42792

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. An app may be able to read sensitive location information

CWE-203

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 16.0Fixed in:16.0CVE-2022-42792derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 16.1Fixed in:16.1CVE-2022-42792derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

14thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 14% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-203 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-5753	Medium	5.6	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2003-0190	Medium	5.0	77%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5715	Medium	5.6	74%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-3639	Medium	5.5	61%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-28770	High	7.5	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2004-1602	Medium	5.0	31%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-12-06.