CVE-2022-42788

A permissions issue existed. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13. A malicious application may be able to read sensitive location information.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488	Release Notes Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

05 May 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-863

21 Nov 2024, 07:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

08 Aug 2023, 14:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-732~~	NVD-CWE-Other

02 Nov 2022, 19:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-732
References	~~(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 -~~	(MISC) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::

01 Nov 2022, 20:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-11-01 20:15

Updated : 2025-05-05 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-42788

Mitre link : CVE-2022-42788

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-42788

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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