Is CVE-2022-42848 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42848 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42848?

CVE-2022-42848 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42848?

CVE-2022-42848 has an EPSS score of 0.29% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42848?

Upgrade ipados to 16.2 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42848

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, tvOS 16.2. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 16.0, < 16.2Fixed in:16.2CVE-2022-42848derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 16.0, < 16.2Fixed in:16.2CVE-2022-42848derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 16.2Fixed in:16.2CVE-2022-42848derived 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

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.29%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-2465	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-21412	High	8.1	95%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2013-0431	Medium	5.3	90%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-40536	High	8.1	82%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-1003030	Critical	9.9	76%	KEV	-
CVE-2025-0411	High	7.0	67%	KEV	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 2025-04-21.