Is CVE-2022-42795 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42795 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42795?

CVE-2022-42795 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42795?

CVE-2022-42795 has an EPSS score of 1.29% (67th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42795?

Upgrade iphone os to 16.0 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42795

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16, iOS 16, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 16.0Fixed in:16.0CVE-2022-42795derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:< 13.0Fixed in:13.0CVE-2022-42795derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 16.0Fixed in:16.0CVE-2022-42795derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 9.0Fixed in:9.0CVE-2022-42795derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

67thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 67% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	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.