Is CVE-2022-42793 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42793 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42793?

CVE-2022-42793 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42793?

CVE-2022-42793 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (10th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42793?

Upgrade ipados to 15.7 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42793

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue in code signature validation was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.7, macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16, iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7, macOS Monterey 12.6. An app may be able to bypass code signing checks.

CWE-347

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 15.7Fixed in:15.7CVE-2022-42793derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 15.7Fixed in:15.7CVE-2022-42793derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 12.0, < 12.6Fixed in:12.6CVE-2022-42793derived 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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-347 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2018-16042	Medium	6.5	82%	-	-
CVE-2025-59718	Critical	9.8	66%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-25292	Critical	9.8	64%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-22160	Critical	9.8	53%	-	Fix
CVE-2013-3900	Medium	5.5	45%	KEV	-
CVE-2018-0114	High	7.5	43%	-	Fix

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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 2025-04-22.