Is CVE-2022-42855 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-42855 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-42855?

CVE-2022-42855 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-42855?

CVE-2022-42855 has an EPSS score of 0.53% (41th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42855?

Upgrade ipados to 16.2 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-42855

HIGH

7.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.2, macOS Monterey 12.6.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2. An app may be able to use arbitrary entitlements.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:>= 16.0, < 16.2Fixed in:16.2CVE-2022-42855derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:>= 16.0, < 16.2Fixed in:16.2CVE-2022-42855derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:< 12.6.2Fixed in:12.6.2CVE-2022-42855derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 16.2Fixed in:16.2CVE-2022-42855derived 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

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory5

Third-Party Advisory6

Other references1

support.apple.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	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.